Paducah native Marissa Davis said her rural upbringing influenced her debut book “End of Empire,†a collection of poems set to be published July 1 through Penguin Random House.
Paducah native Marissa Davis said her rural upbringing influenced her debut book “End of Empire,†a collection of poems set to be published July 1 through Penguin Random House.
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Davis returns to her roots for “End of Empire†to frame humanity’s complicated relationship with the natural world.
People are often interconnected with places across time, a key artistic tenet for Paducah native and poet Marissa Davis. Her west Kentucky upbringing influences her acclaimed debut book “End of Empire,†a collection of poems set to be published July 1 through Penguin Random House.
“It’s beyond words to describe how exciting it is,†Davis said. “I was first exposed to poetry in a contemporary way at the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts. Since I was 15, it’s been a dream to have a physical book like this for people to read and hopefully be moved by. I’m immensely grateful to be with an incredible publisher.â€
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