Eric Scott Sutherland
Eric Scott Sutherland is the author of six collections of poetry including the forthcoming, Awkward Scrapes. His poems have been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and his book Earth Is My Church was nominated for the 2020 Weatherford Award for Appalachian book of the year. He lives in Lexington, working to protect trees as the city’s Urban Forester.
Follow him at www.ericscottsutherland.com
Featured Book
Awkward Scrapes
Awkward Scrapes explores the peaks and valleys of relationships and parenthood, the effects of violence and abuse on society, our inevitable mortality, and how through it all, we are ultimately searching for our own unique place within the wild order of things.
Meet Eric Scott Sutherland and get a copy of their book at the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival, Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.