Overview

Step into the intersectional world of a queer, interracial family navigating love, identity, and community in rural North Carolina. Mosaic Hearts is more than a poetry collection; it's an invitation for folx on the margins to feel seen, heard, and understood. These verses explore the pain, complexity, and joy of being a mosaic family in a mostly monotone world. Periodic reflective pauses invite you to consider your own experiences, sparking healing, growth, and a deeper sense of connectedness. This collection calls you to feel, to connect, and to believe in the transformative power of love, inspiring social change while building community.

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""More than anything, the poems, wise reflections, and writing exercises that make up Anne Kinsey's Mosaic Hearts feel like companions on the journey toward self-love and the kind of right action it will take to heal our culture and world. In these pages, we ""meet the self-voiced needs/of the most marginalized/whose paths open the way/for the rest of us,"" and find countless invitations to expand our love for ourselves and each other, especially in the face of the systemic racism that harms us all. Kinsey's poems help us see how connected we already are, ""communities intersecting mosaically, /with colorfully defiant beauty."" -James Crews, author of Unlocking the Heart and co-editor of Love Is for All of Us ""In many ways, Mosaic Hearts is the resource we did not know we needed. Kinsey invites their readers to consider others' intersectional experiences in ways that help others feel less alone. Structurally, this gracious invitation gives readers permission to browse, find something they like at that moment, sit with and reflect on the words and their meaning. Kinsey's poems, centering commentary, and reflective writing prompts are clustered into three main sections: pain, complexity, and joy. Importantly, Kinsey does not limit the reader's experience. Much like the small tray near many cash registers where people can take a penny if they need one, Kinsey has left a bounty of gems behind for those who might need help 'making change' in their life transactions. While written with an eye towards those living intersectional lives, Mosaic Hearts 'pays it forward' for a much wider audience. One does not have to be part of a queer, interracial family living with disability, financial marginalization, and/or neurodivergence to find Mosaic Hearts useful. In a world full of difference, anyone invested in being a hospitable neighbor and building a more humane community does well to use Kinsey's words to help them think deeply about how others exist in creation."" -Rev. Dr. Kimberly D. Russaw, author of Daughters in the Hebrew Bible and Revisiting Rehab ""These gems of poems exploring the pain, complexity, and joy of the mosaic of a particular queer, interracial family are a gift to all of us-both those experiencing marginalization ourselves, and those who are open to learning about the lived experiences of people with identities that put them at the margins of much of our society."" - Rev. Diana McLean, Co-Founder of Sacred Depths and author of Love is the Why: Heart-Centered Poems from a Queer Woman Minister ""Anne Kinsey's Mosaic Hearts delivers a poignant and courageous reflection on identity, love, and the strength found in diversity."" - R. White, author of Unmuted

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Anne Kinsey (they/them) is a trauma-sensitive neurofeedback and HRV biofeedback practitioner, trauma recovery coach, and human trafficking consultant based in North Carolina, where they live with their spouse, three kids, and service dog. Anne supports intersectional survivors of human trafficking, trauma, and abuse, particularly within the queer community, and mentors practitioners in these fields. Committed to the power of voice and community-building, Anne believes in building connections that foster revolutionary social change. Learn more at www.annekinsey.com.

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