I first picked up Tore All to Pieces (University Press of Kentucky 2026) by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. at the Appalachian Studies Association Conference this past March. After hearing him speak on two panels, I was immediately taken by the sincerity in which he spoke about growing up in Appalachia and the challenges that […]
“Tore All to Pieces” By Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.
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Laura Terry interviews Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr., author of “Tore All to Pieces”
Author Biography: Willie Carver Jr. is an LGBTQ+ youth advocate and KY Teacher of the Year. His Gay Poems for Red States is a Stonewall honor, Whippoorwill, American Library Association, Read Appalachia, and Book Riot Award recipient. In 2026, he published Tore All to Pieces (University Press of Kentucky) and The Red Ahead (North Meridian […]
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