Daughter of

Daughter Of wonderfully showcases a major poetic talent offering readers an introduction to the lyrical abilities of Linda McCarriston in diverse formats of verse that collectively and candidly reveal life experiences of girls and women. Before and After: Giddy, Queen of the May,/tipsy with unfocused possibility,/now I'm in a Twelve Step program./Sober, I walk the line gravity draws./But no, you're no cold rainfall,/more a steady sun, a solid plot/that grows when tended, invites me/to tend, then tends me tenderly./So that's how it is. The Rootless one/takes root and sometimes feels confined./The Planted one grows restless./What is love if not this steady echo,/systole, diastole? The way salt/mimics sugar, or water rests on oil.