About Genealogy Lesson for the Laity:
In this radiant debut collection, Cathryn Shea constructs a world as delicate, colorful, and sharp as an autumn leaf yet as stable as the ancient tree it’s fallen from. Harnessing evocative imagery that illuminates the inherent spirituality within even the frailest human gestures, these poems reach across generations, genders, and cultures to give voice to the kind of unabashed gratitude that lights up our darkest edges.
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Cathryn Shea’s first full-length poetry collection is “Genealogy Lesson for the Laity” (Unsolicited Press, September 2020) and her chapbooks include “Backpack Full of Leaves” (Cyberwit, 2019), “Secrets Hidden in a Pear Tree” (dancing girl press, 2019), and “It’s Raining Lullabies” (dancing girl press, 2017). Her poetry has appeared in Poet Lore, Quiddity, Gargoyle, Tar River Review, Tinderbox, Permafrost, Rust + Moth, and other journals. Shea’s poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net and she has poems in several anthologies, including Luminous Echos by Into The Void, and The New English Verse by Cyberwit.net. She was a merit finalist for the Atlanta Review 2013 International Poetry Competition. In 2004 she received the Marjorie J. Wilson Award for Poetry from MARGIE. Cathryn served as editor for Main Poetry Center Anthology and volunteers with the editorial staff for Marin Poetry Center.