Camari (creative) Carter Hawkins writing journey began as she started writing in journals. Journal writing has been a close friend to her since the tender age of 7. She began writing poetry in high school and pursued it actively in her twenties.
The talented creative was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attributes her love for the arts because she lived in such a vibrant city.
She constantly shares the love of my first poetry book, "Death by Comb". She is actively working on another poetry collection. Camari Carter have also launched an indie book publishing company called Mama’s Kitchen Press where it focuses on amplifying Black voices and stories that are personal, heartfelt and intimate.
Poem by Camari Carter
Pregnancy Test
I keep it.
The positive pregnancy test
It’s the last sign I have that confirms
I was a mother
Am a mother
Settled like coffin at my bedside
I can’t get rid of
I can bottle up the blood river on the floor
Bury in mason jar
it’ll grow
green, fuzzy
I still name it,
my baby
And when the growth takes over
Becomes black
It is my child’s skin
and hope
for a heartbeat
And when baby seeps through the lid
I’ll plant it in the backyard
to grow a willow tree
where I will sit under my baby
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