THE OTHER STARS HOVER AND WAIT ~ Poems & Prayers for Advent by Carrie Heimer, trade paperback, 6" x 9", 174 pages, 2017, Poetry is Salt, ISBN: 978-1-36-626453-4, BRAND NEW.

Carrie Heimer's poetry has appeared in such journals as the Comstock Review, Rock & Sling, Dappled Things, and Windhover. She believes literature can be a training ground for putting faith into action, spurring real compassion in the physical future. The impulse of her poems is to offer the dignity of recognition; she writes to say I see you, and you are valuable. Her teaching at West Valley High in Fairbanks, _Alaska, does the same work.

      "A compassionate and dynamic passageway into poetry and the Bible, The Other Stars Hover & Wait reveals the art of scripture, the illuminations of poetry, and the power of their harmonies. The collection becomes a reassuring haven for anyone seeking guidance and light during the darkest months. Without pretension or exclusion, it is a gift of language and a labor of love." — OLIVYA VEAZEY

      "In this collection, the ordinary is the site of revelation. Heimer finds the smallest unit of faith in the center of a nesting doll; discovers a mosaic in a man's fractured ribs; peers into the strange silence of bus terminals and darkrooms. In the space between the sacred and the secular, Heimer brings a deeper savor to both worlds. These poems phrase complex lives. To read them is to stumble upon your unworked questions and thoughts, spun back in finer thread." — ELLA JACOBSON