An Undercurrent of Jitters

Carol Levins An Undercurrent of Jitters is a book of poems about weddings and marriages whether longed for or forced or joyfully jumped into whether failed or extremely happy. The poems are engaging insightful and well-wrought--a joy to read. --Priscilla Long author of Crossing Over: Poems The undercurrent of jitters serving as Carol Levins title belongs to strangers at a USO dance in Texas shortly before the young men leave for war. Two of these strangers become a couple and join the confluences of encounters indelible moments narratives and palpable atmospheres characterizing the complex terrain of marriage. Peaks and troughs as well as nerves beneath the surface of the poems illuminate the how and why and sometimes the confusion of intention and commitment. Levins attuned eye and ear navigate unfolding explorations leading back forward or within myriad instances relating to wedlock. These poems comprise a mosaic of inlaid particulars alive with authentic memorable human resonances. --Joan Fiset author of Namesake