Jessica Cory
Jessica Cory is a poet, scholar, and educator based in western North Carolina, originally from southeastern Ohio. She edits the Appalachian Journal at Appalachian State University. Her poetry collection Disposable was published by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions in 2026. Her research covers ecocriticism, Appalachian studies, and Indigenous and African American literature.
Books
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Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place (co-editor with Laura Wright)
2023 · University of Georgia Press
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Mountains Piled upon Mountains
2019 · West Virginia University Press