We have had two poetry slams at the Backstage Bar at the Greer Cabaret and they were both won by the same person. Congratulations, Torli Bush! Now Torli has a book out and maybe you want to buy it and maybe you want to win a slam at the Greer that Torli isn’t participating in. You can have all those things Wednesday, November 13! Two round slam, six competing poets, and a feature set from Torli featuring Requiem for a Redbird, now available from Pulley Press, wherever you buy books, and on the night of!

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“Lyrical, chimerical, and gifted in both written and spoken word: Torli Bush is a species of poet you’ve never heard before.”
— ann pancake
“What a joy to discover a young genius blooming in our hills here in West Virginia… celebrating who he is and where he comes from. Read This. It will make you proud.” — nikki giovanni

Requiem for a Redbird is a book that is, in Bush’s own words, unapologetically both Appalachian and Black. It works as an act of joy and hope that points beyond itself: one that subverts the stereotypes of Bush’s home region, speaks truth to power, and seeks an open table of reconciliation. Appalachians of every background — minority communities, communities of faith, and anyone disillusioned with our country’s political system — can find something good in this book that threads the complexities of death, intimacy, politics, and faith.

isbn: 979-8-9902208-1-2 retail price: $18.00 USD
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