Vision, and Other Things We Hide From

Poetry by Samantha L. Terrell has been described as "intellectual" and "searching." In this collection, the reader will have an opportunity to explore along with Terrell, delving into delicate intricacies of emotion - "Pride is a fair-weather friend, ¦And houses of cards don't keep out rain. ¦So wet, so cold, so vulnerable, we reach for an umbrella, ¦Only to find it, too, is flimsy." - and making tender observations: "...slow trickle ¦Lines of sweat ¦On my chest, and forehead ¦Water my soul." In addition to emotional investigation, Terrell's poetry emphasizes self-awareness as a means to social awareness, as evidenced by poems which probe issues of inequality and social unrest: "Take produce: ¦Grown in corporate fields, ¦The undoing of farming communities. ¦And, though they're picked by disadvantaged poor, ¦Are too costly for the hungering masses to afford." Vision, and Other Things We Hide From (first published in 2021, by Potter's Grove Press) invites the reader to muster the courage that matches their curiosity to look beneath the surface and confront what they find with honesty and compassion.