In the Laurels, Caught

In the Laurels, Caughtis a collection of lighthearted, deep-rooted poems written around the Appalachian region of North Carolina in Madison County. An adventurous, intellectually restless native, Lee Ann Brown writes out of attachment but with the slant of a transplanted outsider. She investigates elements of local language, musicality, material culture, and landscape, using collage, found poetry, and oral history and anecdote. A Daylily's blossom only lasts one day Binnorie O Binorie O My grandmother showed me how to have my say O the glory O the glory Now every time I see a faded drooping bud I deadhead it like she did so the rest can live on The story O the story Lee Ann Brownis professor of English at St. John's University. Her book Polyversewon the New American Poetry Series Award. The Sleep That Changed Everythingappeared in 2003. She is founding editor of the small press Tender Buttons.