Warmed By The Sun Chilled By The Breeze

<p>Carla M. Cherry's <em>Warmed by the Sun Chilled by the Breeze</em> is a poignant and historically rich poetry collection that explores the intricate relationship between African diasporic and Indigenous peoples with water boats and maritime history. Inspired by her participation in the NYC Poets Afloat micro-residency Cherry's work reflects on the labor struggles and resilience of those who built and traveled on ships often under harrowing circumstances.</p><p></p><p>The collection is divided into five sections each anchored in a specific maritime experience or historical reflection. In Looking Back Cherry examines the painful legacy of water in Black history-how pools and open waters have been sites of exclusion trauma and cultural disconnection. Poems like <em>A Great Sorrow</em> and <em>Plunge</em> recall the barriers that kept African Americans from learning to swim and the deep historical scars left by the transatlantic slave trade.</p>