Brazos

A stark and lonely voice rings clear in Justin Carter’s debut collection. Brazos teems with ghosts, bloodlines, and gas flares, tracing a ＂river cloaked in mud＂ that trudges toward the Texas Gulf Coast. In these poems, a complex Millennial coming-of-age story emerges amidst the grief for a place that seems to disappear while standing still-- always haunted by the ways ＂we’ve all been pulled under＂ the currents of violence, identity, and change.

Justin Carter’s poems have appeared in The Adroit Journal, Bat City Review, DIAGRAM, and other spaces. Originally from the Texas Gulf Coast, Justin currently lives in Iowa and works as a sports writer and editor. Brazos is his debut collection.