Proud Roads, collection of poems in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Proud Roads, collection of poems in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Book cover and selected poem from the collection Proud Roads: Poems in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene, published by Loblolly Press, September 27, 2025

I wrote these poems as a disaster was unfolding, from day one until six months into the aftermath. This is a collection that speaks to how we hold onto each other when the map itself disappears, written from the perspective of kinship. Proceeds will benefit Swannanoa Communities Together.

English