Continuity

About the Book

With only a few exceptions, "Continuity" contains poems written in the Nineties and after 2000.  Two of the poems contained are compound poems, single poems having multiple sections or movements.  One is "Butterfly."  The other is "Continuity," which makes up Part II of this volume.  As with so many of Mr. Carlson's poems, these poems deal with religious themes and images, but in a non-sectarian way.     

About the Author

Mr. Carlson has been writing poetry for 50 years.  His aim has been to create poems in which emotions are honest, descriptions accurate, images evocative, and language accessible.  Some of his poems are long and dense; others short and spare.  They are by turns powerful and delicate, thought provoking and playful, solemn and funny.  Sharing his experiences, observations, and thoughts as a son, student, brother, lover, father and friend will call up your own experiences, observations and thoughts.  Written aloud, they should be read aloud to be fully enjoyed.  The words are to be felt on the tongue.

Born the son of missionaries in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Mr. Carlson currently lives with his wife and dog in Alexandria, Virginia.  He has lived previously in Indiana, California, Oregon, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Colorado and Utah.  He is a retired federal official who has also worked at the state and local level.  He  has degrees from Wabash College and Yale University.