Growing Gills: Poems
By Kassi Wilson
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In Growing Gills, poet Kassi Wilson draws upon her childhood experience as a bright-eyed girl, in her swimsuit from sunup to sundown, playing in the lake steps from her home. Gills is a metaphor for breathing. Water becomes a mystical realm for exploration. Kassi's poems take you on a voyage searching through the world's deep mysteries,
Kassi Wilson
Kassi Wilson is a poet and author. A native of Minnesota. She spent her childhood at the lakes immersed in water and sunshine. From an early age she cultivated a love for the natural world that inspired her debut poetry book Growing Gills-an imaginative collection of poems transporting readers to the waters of a pond, a river, and the vast ocean exploring the world's deep mysteries. Fire and Flourishing is her second poetry book inspired by hard lessons, life changing growth, and a cross-country move out of California in the midst of wildfire season. Kassi lives in Ohio with her husband, sons, and dog.
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