The Way a Woman Knows

Carolyn Martin, in her second collection of poetry, is not afraid to ask the difficult questions and tackles them with her intelligent wit, wrapping them individually in her quilt of compassion.

"I love the intimacy, feistiness, smarts, and charm of Carolyn Martin's second collection of poetry. She is a poet deeply invested in everyday holiness, in "cobwebs sighing on a wall" and "glory pouring over earth." In love with mysteries brought down to earth, Martin knows what contemporary oracles are for; her often visionary gaze lets us see "what's useful to know/when nothing's just itself." She handles the most difficult subjects - death, gender identity, love, families, war, and belief - with great compassion and clarity."

- Kathleen Halme, author of My Multiverse,
winner of the 2014 Green Rose Prize