Kenner Beckley is a writer, photographer, an award-winning television producer and a former minister. In addition to his commercial work, he has contributed to several published devotional collections. He currently resides in Knoxville, TN.
"In Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Rilke’s famous words of advice (to all artists) got my attention: 'Go within and scale the depths of your being from which your very life springs forth'.
Born and raised in Appalachia, I have read and written poetry from my earliest memory. I have also been taught the Bible since before I could speak. And I started working in television as a teenager because of a visual gift. This book is my first attempt at combining all these elements: poetry, the Bible, photography, and Appalachia. These are the things I discovered in the deep".
HillShadow was edited by Natalie Johnston Doty, Treasurer of WV Poets Society 2003-2008; BA--Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, WV, English & Physical Education; MS--WVU.
HillShadow
The poetry and images of
Kenner Beckley
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