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Magic in the Backyard by [Kellie Elmore]

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Growing up in a small town, Kellie Elmore learned of love and loss within her humble “backyard” surroundings. Weaving stories inspired by these emotions and the vast nature of the East Tennessee foothills has become her passion. You will feel the enchantment at the center of this collection of prose and poetry as you are completely taken in by the allure of Magic in the Backyard.

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April 4, 2012
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007RQOM54
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Winter Goose Publishing (April 4, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 225 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 133 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0985154829

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Kellie Elmore is an American author published by Winter Goose Publishing of Sacramento, California. Ms. Elmore's online works can be found on her Wordpress blog titled magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com. Her influence and online presence are prominent as her writings and quotes may be found on several top ranking sites.

Kellie's debut collection of poetry and prose, Magic in the Backyard was nominated for the (2013) esteemed Pushcart Prize in Literature, selected by Winter Goose Publishing Editor-in-Chief James Logan.

Jagged Little Pieces, Elmore's second collection released in March 2013.

Candy from Strangers, her third collection, is a collection of prose stories/mini fiction. Released December 2013

Kellie released her first novella, Withering, in 2014, with two more full length novels in the works for 2017.

Elmore's work has been featured in various press and publications in print and online including the Voice Your Verse project, a collected anthology titled "If the World Were Your Classroom" by shesthefirst.org, a cause which helps to fund girls education.

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This was probably one of the worse books I’ve ever wasted my money on. It’s not actually a book but more like poems or something. Would not recommend if you are wanting to read an actual story.

It is not a book that has a story and characters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2023

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I didn’t like that I was mislead in the fact that this isn’t a “story” of her life in Tellico-but maybe memories that she tried to makes poems out of. Not sure. Didn’t make it past 10 pages and donated it.

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Nadia

Magic in the Backyard

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2013

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Kellie paints beautiful pictures with her poetry as she tells stories about how life unfolds around her. Switching between the perspectives of childhood and adulthood, she employs the senses, memory and emotion to immerse the reader in each experience. Nature is a motif that is used consistantly in the collection, often personifying it, and giving her poetry a fairytale-like quality. In some poems you really feel the magic that the author is trying to create.

The poems get better as you read and I enjoyed the fact that they didn't always use the same structure. Overall, I think what I liked best about "Magic in the Backyard" is the lightness in the collection. Even when poems are more somber they still find a way to shine. I can't really explain it and would suggest reading it yourself to see what I mean.

If you're looking for a collection with beautiful imagery that will probably make you smile, this is it. It isn't the type of poetry that leaves much to interpretation and has a way of making the reader feel right at home.

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Nicholas Trandahl

A Beautiful Collection of Quiet Poetry

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2016

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MAGIC IN THE BACKYARD, what I believe is Kellie Elmore's debut poetry collection, is yet another phenomenal offering from the folks at Winter Goose Publishing. Herein are poems that take me back to sultry summers and citrus-colored skies, rural dirt roads and fresh romance. These poems are at the other end of the spectrum from the grim and honest poetic offerings of Raymond Carver or William Stratton. These poems are magical and benevolent, reminding me much of Mary Oliver's innocent observations. Elmore is a visual poet, descriptive of the colors and surroundings that she remembers, especially her beloved South. There's not really a grittiness to many of the poems. They are enchanting and bucolic, and they fill a reader with nostalgia as though these experiences and vistas that Elmore writes of were their own memories. A beautiful collection of poems that right away convinced me to check out Elmore's later works.

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Tashtoo

Up & Coming Poet delivers the goods!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 4, 2012

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April saw me collect a number of poetry books in honor of National Poetry Month. "Magic in the Backyard" was one poetry collection I could not put down until I had finished it. (Normally I skip back and forth) Kellie Elmore had me completely caught up with life in Tennessee! The poems are fantastic, and the prose you will fall into, waking on a veranda on a summer afternoon with the smell of the fields and a glass of sweet tea. She pulls you in, and she does not let you go. It's a wonderful collection, that brings to mind all those wonderful memories of a time that was a little bit slower, a little bit simpler. It touches your heart and invigorates your senses. A must read collection for readers of any genre...and for fans of poetry...this one's GOLD!

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Len Williams Carver

COMPELLING!! A MUST MUST READ!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 12, 2012

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I read this book and started my second read within the first 10 hours of receiving it.

Such an emotion evoking book that gave me chuckles to crying gut wrenching sobs.
The memories of being raised by her grandmother and all the ins and outs of that relationship
and others in her young life will capture your attention and you won't be able to stop reading.
The beautiful compelling verbiage in Miss Elmore's MAGIC IN THE BACKYARD will thrill you.

THE must read of the year and should be required for every literary classroom.
Kellie Elmore is definitely one to watch in the future as she is a prolific writer.

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andiekins

Magical Memories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2012

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Kellie has created a beautiful collection where her words paint a vivid picture to allow memories to come alive. She has an almost mystical way of letting us into her world to share her memories while letting it spark our own inside our heart. A delight to read, Kellie has taken us on quite the journey through her home in the south. A wonderful first collection, I look forward to reading more from her! :)

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Susie Clevenger

Magic In The Backyard

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2012

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Kellie takes you into her backyard and lets you have a glimpse of the magic there, how it formed her, how it gave her the art of words.. There may have been more concrete under your feet than grass, but in her words you find a bit of yourself to bring a smile or shed some tears.

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olubunmi fasehun

Magical Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 3, 2012

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, it contains a magical collection of poems. Must read if you like poetry. Good buy!!!

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Louise Hastings

Beautiful Poetry

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 24, 2012

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Kellie Elmore's poetry is beautifully descriptive and a joy to read. I loved the warm connection to family and the natural world. "I watch the sky from my tire swing/on the limb of the Maple tree/with summer sitting on my skin..." A wonderful read and one I would highly recommend.

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