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This second edition of Gnat Feathers and Butterfly Wings, published by ii Publishing, is a collection covering a myriad of topics from jazz music to a moving tribute to love ones. Carla pours her mind, heart, and spirit into the pages of her debut poetry collection, creating beauty in poetic form. 

This new edition is one of four books previously published by Carla and contains several new poems and modifications from it's original version, published years ago. Collect them all or order the complete set.

"Gnat Feathers and Butterfly Wings" by Carla M. Cherry

$15.99Price
  • Carla M. Cherry is a native of the Bronx, NY. A graduate of Spelman College, New YorkUniversity, and Lehman College, she has been teaching in the New York City public schoolssince 1996. Her poetry has appeared in various publications, including Anderbo, Eunoia Review,Dissident Voice, Random Sample Review, Firefly Magazine, Picaroon Poetry, StreetlightPress,MemoryHouse, Bop Dead City, Ariel Chart, Anti-Heroin Chic, The Racket, and RaisingMothers. She has published four other books of poetry through iiPublishing: Gnat Feathers andButterfly Wings, Thirty Dollars and a Bowl of Soup, Honeysuckle Me, and Stardust and Skin. Sheis an M.F.A. candidate in Creative Writing at the City College of New York.

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