In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Amy M. Alvarez.Books MentionedMakeshift Altar by Amy M. AlvarezBlue on a Blue Palette by Lynne ThompsonBecoming AppalAsian by Lisa KwongIncendiary Art by Patricia SmithMothman Apologia Volume 116 by Robert Wood LynnGuest InfoAmy M. Alvarez’s work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, swamp pink (Crazyhorse), and The Cincinnati Review, among others. She has been awarded fellowships from CantoMundo, VONA, Macondo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Furious Flower Poetry Center. Alvarez is coeditor of Essential Voices: A COVID-19 Anthology and teaches writing and literature at West Virginia University. In 2022, she was inducted as an Affrilachian Poet. Learn more at amymalvarez.com. X / Twitter | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page. Follow Read Appalachia Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok ContactFor feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.comMusic by Olexy from Pixabay