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First book: Before We Were Born, Alice James Books, 1990
"Whether she tells of a lover's body, childhood on a farm, a separation, or a trip to the dentist, Carol Potter's concern is human mystery. Giving equal weight to inner and outer landscapes, she evokes a woman's memories, dreams, and sensual experience. The poems in this original first collect are intimate, lyrical, quizzical, surreal. My favorite among them have the vulnerability and eroticism of skin." --- Joan Larkin
"Potter's unflinching recollection of a harsh rural childhood full of siblings, cows, chickens, and wonderment makes for arresting poems."-- Maxine Kumin
"I admire the power of Carol Potter's dry, dreamy, country voice, its joyful sensuality, its insights, its understated humor. This is an odd and shrewd and most valuable book." Jean Valentine
Available from Alice James Books, Amazon, and from the author.
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