The Face in the Well by Rebecca Watts MD Kerr Mixing Mehri's own family's experience

Mixing Mehri's own family's experience with the history and stories of many others

'She moved through the world with unshakeable calm

handling central subjects with wit

poet and actor Gerda Stevenson

” – Caz Teague

The Face in the Well by Rebecca Watts MD Kerr Mixing Mehri's own family's experienceIn her vibrant third collection, Rebecca Watts shines a light on the tender, spontaneous, creative and creaturely aspects of the self, and asks how we might nurture and shield these from the many physical, phsycological and social forces predisposed to keep them down. Wearing a variety of costumes, or none at all, the characters in these dramatic poems play hide and seek, guarding their vulnerabilities while yearning for greater connection with others