Natalie Kimbell’s first poetry chapbook, On Phillips Creek (Finishing Line Press), will be released on July 12, 2024, and is available for pre-order now through May 17, 2024.

About On Phillips Creek

In her chapbook, Natalie explores a place in Wise County, Virginia, guiding the reader along a river of stories and memories of this place and its people—gone, yet forever alive. It is a testament to the strength of women, the lasting nature of family, and the sustenance of memory.

Praise for On Phillips Creek

“The poems from On Phillips Creek are born from a place that no longer exists except in the writer’s heart, and perhaps they are made stronger for being so well kept within that private landscape. And yet, On Phillips Creek is utterly familiar, especially to those of us in Appalachia who know how coal can be valued more than life, and how a family is built on generations of women who have always had to make hard choices. And how sometimes we look back at loss with gratitude.” —Denton Loving, author of Tamp

 On Phillips Creek (Finishing Line Press) is available for pre-order now through May 17, 2024. Learn more about Finishing Line Press.

About the Author

Natalie Kimbell grew up in Sequatchie County, Tennessee. She has spent forty-one years teaching English and theater arts at Sequatchie County High School. She is a mother, grandmother and lover of all things that sparkle. Her work appears in Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel, Mildred Haun Review, Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Artemis, Tennessee Voices, 23 Tales: Appalachian Ghost Stories, Legends and Other Mysteries, and Women Speak . Her first poetry chapbook, On Phillips Creek, is available with Finishing Line Press.