Birdsong is the first published anthology of poetry from Allison Carroll. It contains 20 original poems, some of which were first written a few years ago, and the rest on a sunny day on her backyard patio. Many came about as the result of a writing prompt in the form of a 20day poetry writing challenge issued by Alvira Publishing House, a sister company of BookLeaf. Poems cover a range of topics from agency, to body image issues, anxiety and depression, issues of race and of faith, of friendship (or a loss thereof), love (winning and losing it), and insurmountable grief. It is the author's hope that readers will find something of themselves within these poems to bring them comfort.
Birdsong is the first published anthology of poetry from Allison Carroll. It contains 20 original poems, some of which were first written a few years ago, and the rest on a sunny day on her backyard patio. Many came about as the result of a writing prompt in the form of a 20day poetry writing challenge issued by Alvira Publishing House, a sister company of BookLeaf. Poems cover a range of topics from agency, to body image issues, anxiety and depression, issues of race and of faith, of friendship (or a loss thereof), love (winning and losing it), and insurmountable grief. It is the author's hope that readers will find something of themselves within these poems to bring them comfort.