Carol Casey lives in Blyth with her husband, hundreds of books, and a large garden. Her first major, and formative, literary event occurred when her grade 8 teacher read her poems out loud to the class. She has thought of herself as a poet ever since. Now retired from nursing, she writes poetry to make sense of herself, other people, the beautiful and perilous world around us and the cornucopia of connections in between. Her work has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in journals and anthologies around the world. 

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Carol Casey begins this poetry collection with “From the ancient recesses of life/that folds like an accordion,/unfolds like rows of paper snowflakes/full of holes, light and dark/themes reverberate,” The theme that binds this book together is that of connection- to family, from ancestors to descendants; to nature; and to ideas. It is an exploration of the wefts and warps that hold the tapestry of a human life together. Each poem about the author’s personal experience or recollections is coupled with a reflective piece meant to deepen, lend insight or simply provide some counterpoint. Together they form a couplet within the poem that is this book.