For Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter Seymour, reading is a way of better understanding her home state and all of its nuances.
As a ninth generation Appalachian, Seymour regularly writes about her home in southeast Ohio. She said reading authors from our region can be a way of building bridges with our neighbors, no matter how distinct their experiences may be.
鈥淚 go by the title of an Appalachian, yet I have people contacting me from Los Angeles saying, 鈥極h my gosh, I feel exactly like you鈥�,鈥� Seymour said. 鈥�We really are so much alike in so many ways 鈥� If we just open ourselves to do a little bit of research and exchange.鈥�
