Poet
Soothing. Breathtaking. Riveting. These are just a few of the words used to describe Gwendolyn Faye. A poetic neophyte, "The Fine Art of Caring" is her first collection of poetry, and "Let Me Explain" is its soundtrack. She calls it a lyrical profile of her life of love. In it, you will find tributes to her family, her friends, her loves and her God. Each piece leads the reader through a personal, yet universal, experience of and quest for love in its many forms.
Influenced by the likes of Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou and Ruby Dee, you will hear in her writing the rhythm of an era that chronicled Black life and love and that has colored the American landscape. But it does not stop there. You will also hear familiar spiritual themes that she makes refreshingly relevant to every audience. Her southern roots and northern upbringing are threads that weave through the entire collection.
She is a Georgia peach and military brat, born in Columbus, Georgia when her father was stationed at Fort Benning. She grew up in Gary, Indiana, on the East Coast in Aberdeen, Maryland and Arlington, Virginia and spent twenty years of her life in Anchorage, Alaska. She calls Washington state home, where she lives with her new husband (and high school sweetheart), after ten years in Atlanta, Georgia.