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Appalachian Poet – Bertie Jane Cutlip
Outside a country store in the Allegheny Mountains, she stood behind a table covered in mason jars of home-made apple jelly and pickles. It was one of those glorious fall days in West Virginia, so I lingered to buy some … Continue reading
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Tagged poetry, poetry anthology, Sharp's Country Store, Webster County, West Virginia
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Bertie’s Latest Poem
The first time we met Bertie she was sitting behind bottles of apple butter and pickled vegetables laid out on a wooden table in the green outside Sharp’s Store in West Virginia. The bottles were lined up in serried ranks, … Continue reading