by Rebecca Copeland | Sep 10, 2025 | Poetry
On Sunday, August 17, 2025 we celebrated Beth’s latest collection of poetry, I Ask the Mountain to Heal My Heart via a ZOOM Book Launch! I went to Beth’s house in Creston, armed with my laptop, a set of questions, and a shaky ability to handle technology. I was... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Aug 27, 2025 | Poetry
Prologue: I’m continuing my interview with my sister, Beth Copeland. Beth is a poet and has recently published the book, I Ask the Mountain to Heal My Heart. The image on the cover of her book (the image heading this post) is a painting by her daughter Sarah. Becky:... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Aug 13, 2025 | Poetry
My sister, Beth Copeland, is a poet and a resident of Ashe County, North Carolina. She lives at the foot of The Peak, the highest mountain in the county. Having recently published a new collection of poetry, I Ask the Mountain to Heal My Heart, she has agreed to talk... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jan 4, 2023 | Family
I can’t remember when I decided I would retire to North Carolina. The idea came on gradually. Maybe it was after I spent that month in the Tennessee cabin writing the first draft of The Kimono Tattoo. It was only a month, but I felt such an affinity for the hillsides... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Mar 2, 2022 | Family
I have a friend from Summit, New Jersey. She left when she was fifteen. Her parents moved to Raleigh, North Carolina for work, and that’s where I met her. She’s since lived in Washington, D.C., California, and now Virginia Beach, Virginia. She’s never returned to live...
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