Poetry. "Like a superb ballad made up of unraveling verses, each chronicling a girl's coming of age, CB Follet's utterly charming and often heart-breaking new book, AND FREDDIE WAS MY DARLING, reminds us that of all passages one's life, the passage into sexuality and young adulthood is the most exciting and the most disorienting as well. Part historical family album, part mischievous memoir, this collection boasts a refrain in the form of a person—the Freddie of the the title, who is one of the few constant male figures in the speaker's life. This compelling catalogue of memories and reflections reminds us of the losses we endure and the loves we carry with us into our separate futures. Though she may not wish to share him, CB Follett has made Freddie our darling too"—David St. John.

Author City: Sausalito, CA USA

CB Follett has seven collections of poems and several chapbooks. Her book AT THE TURNING OF THE LIGHT won the 2001 National Poetry Book Award from Salmon Run Press. ONE BIRD FALLING (Time Being Books, 2011), HOUSES (Tebot Bach, 2011), and AND FREDDIE WAS MY DARLING (Many Voices Press, 2008) are her most recent books. She has been widely published and received numerous awards. She is the current Poet Laureate of Marin County, CA.