If the World Were a Quilt
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781639804214
Publisher: Kelsay Books
Published: Sep 8 2023
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Charles K. Carter's poetry collection, If the World Were a Quilt, takes readers on a journey that invites us to question the value of our legacy as contrasted with the life cycles of whales in BahÃa de Magdalena, twisters across the Midwest, dinosaurs, generational trauma from parents, and heartaches caused by lovers. Readers will enjoy contemplating the existential wonder of Carter's brief but purposeful poems, replicating a similar level of intimacy found in Clifton's and Limón's poems. Carter's one-sitting poems linger beyond the page with the power to unite many who are 'seeking the love in a human's touch.'
-Shareen K. Murayama, author of Housebreak
Charles K. Carter's If the World Were a Quilt is a poignant reflection on the planet's forgiving nature despite humanity's destructive need to build barriers. Through an LGBTQ+ lens, this collection coaxes us to follow 'gentle whalesong' back to the sea, to follow nature's escapist music like sunflowers chasing sunlight. These poems illustrate the deep well of yearning we harbor as LGBTQ+ people, and Carter reminds us that even though we're 'suffocating on craving, ' we're connected through our battle scars.
-Donny Winter, author of Carbon Footprint
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