The Twang I Speak, the Myths I Favor

Read these poems by Kari Gunter-Seymour at Salvation South: “The Twangs I Speak, the Myths I Favor.” Originally published September 30, 2026..

The former Ohio Poet Laureate reads four new poems: “Meditation on the Transition of All Things Into Memory,” “All of This and Little Else,” “The Nuts (And Bolts) of Self-Reflection,” and “When Honky-Tonk Boys Return Home From College After Their First Semester.”

Kari Gunter-Seymour is a recipient of an IPPY Bronze, NYC Big Book, Feathered Quill, and Next Generation Indie Finalist Book award. Her newest collection, All That Teethes Within, is forthcoming Fall 2026 from University of Kentucky Press. Her work has been featured in World Literature Today, American Book Review, Rattle, About Place Journal, Poem-a-Day, Katie Couric's Wake Up Call and The New York Times.