Joshua Lavender with illustration by Stacy Reece, Author at Salvation South

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Joshua Lavender with illustration by Stacy Reece

Snap Peas and Timber Rattlers

Poet Joshua Lavender, a South Georgia native, brings us verses that resurrect how folks talk in the country.

By Joshua Lavender with illustration by Stacy Reece /

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Joshua Lavender with illustration by Stacy Reece

Snap Peas and Timber Rattlers

By Joshua Lavender with illustration by Stacy Reece /

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