Colorfast
Advance Praise:
“Colorfast is magnificent.
Rose McLarney sustains a vibrant intimacy with what our country dangerously dismisses as the past . . . This is a book for anyone who has ever longed for a home, even when it hurts. In other words, this book is for us all.”
—Rebecca Gayle Howell
“Exquisite . . . Rose McLarney looks into the hard surfaces of southern Appalachia with a scrutiny at once ferocious and patient . . . In almost every poem there’s a prayer to see—to glimpse the real value of gems and girls, slow craftwork, grief itself.
McLarney is rare, her vision rare, her voice holding fast to candor and wisdom, ‘finding color in the hearts of rocks.’”
—Joanna Klink
“Colorfast is a remarkable waltz . . . cool dips, wide swings, splashing colors alongside crawdads big as lobsters, near mountain curves unfolding . . . An immersive life in verse. Splendid.”
—Allison Adelle Hedge Coke