Can I Rest A While?

Bold, bodied, and bristling with emotion, Heidi Lewis's poetry crosses the boundaries between man and woman, friction and peace, fear and faith, and the past and future. Her debut collection, Can I Rest Awhile?, is an embodiment of her being—it is a window into her childhood, a taste of womanhood, a hand in her relationships, a torch to her fears and furies, and a path for her hopes. Most importantly, it is a prayer and praise to the Almighty God, who made her unique and auth