Prater, Thomas Matthew2023-06-052023-06-052018-06-04vt_gsexam:15724http://hdl.handle.net/10919/115311Mercury River Blues is a collection of poems, both lyric and narrative, which explores contemporary Appalachian history, social issues, aesthetics, and politics.ETDThis item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Some uses of this item may be deemed fair and permitted by law even without permission from the rights holder(s), or the rights holder(s) may have licensed the work for use under certain conditions. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights holder(s).poetrycreative writingThesis