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Beth Feagan teaches General Studies at Berea College. She is working on a memoir and a collection of poems. Gardening, hiking, meditating, doing yoga, and writing poetry help her breathe her way through this life.
- M.F.A. Children’s Literature, Hollins University, May 2016.
- M.A. English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Longwood University, May 2012.
- B.A. English, Longwood University, Summa Cum Laude, August 2010.
Book Review: The Poems of Wing Lei by Alex Grant, Smartish Pace, Fall 2012.
“Sandy Hollow.” https://www.sharefest.org/
“bell hooks Lives On.” 5 April 2022. https://www.appalachianplaces.org/post/bell-hooks-lives-on-keeping-vigil-on-place-and-passing
“An epilogue: Happy to be back together again.” A Community Devoted: Leitchfield, Kentucky. Fall 2023.
“An Epilogue | ‘This community truly touched my heart.’” Horses. History. Hospitality. | Paris, Kentucky. Fall 2024.
“Introduction.” The Modern Mountain Cookbook: A Plant-Based Celebration of Appalachia. Publication forthcoming in 2025.
Podcast: “bell hooks: becoming, being, beyond.” Kentucky Humanities. Fall 2022. https://soundcloud.com/user-935111786/bell-hooks-becoming-being-beyond-part-1
Virtual Performance: “bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh: three haiku.” Performed for an international virtual memorial for Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh. My poetry commemorated his friendship with bell hooks. My performance begins at 2:05:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLNMquDZUns