why write?

I have to write what I hear in my head, what I dream in my sleep, what my bones ache to express.

My poems tell stories of strength, love, regret, disobedience, loss, hope, redemption, and whatever whispers.

—Cindy B. Stevens

Books Available

My first collection of poetry, Naked, is available for $12.00 at http://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/naked-cindy-stevens/


For local readers, books are also available at:

Purple Crow Books in Hillsborough, NC

The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC



19 May 2019

the prize

Here’s a portion of my poem, “the prize”:

I hang by a tab on the collar
of my red corduroy jacket

my hat is a layer of dust
I’m crowded with my stuffed friends

the hawker pulls my woolly sheep friend
places him in the arms of a black haired little girl with cotton candy stuck
in her hair

the carnival rides on music
and chicken on a stick

the contestants hit their marks
my eyes search for an eager face, but

© 3 November 2018
Cindy B. Stevens


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