Through the 64 narrative poems in this collection, Jessie Carty illustrates one woman's coming of age in the face of neglect and unmet social expectations. However, these are not poems of woe. Instead, Carty flings open closet doors and jumps in, describing the dark recesses with an innocent acceptance of what is rather than what should be. The births of babies and love. The deaths of elders and allusions. The reconstruction of homes and lives. An unflinching honesty folds them all into "boxes in boxes like Russian dolls," waiting for us to lift the lids.

Paper House

Literature & Fiction

Carty, Jessie

Poetry

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Poetry. In FAT GIRL, Jessie Carty asks us to strip and stand naked in front of a mirror. These poems are our own reflection. Bittersweet in nature, they are self-perception. They size us up and tell the truth: that man or woman, we all struggle to feel at home in our own skins.

Fat Girl

Sibling Rivalry Press

<p>In Jessie Carty's most definitive collection of poetry yet, the poet explores identity through a playful juxtaposition of memory and fantasy. Says Collin Kelley, "The poems in Morph are fragmented, delicate, and searing as Jessie Carty examines the often intense need for personal transformation. If we could become someone - or something - else, would it make our lot in life better or worse?"</p>

Morph

Sibling Rivalry Press, LLC

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