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Las Cruces author and musician C.S. Fuqua has published “Fatherhood -- Poems on Parenthood.”
The book, published by UK-based Stairwell Books, “explores the facets of parenting from a father’s perspective in 90 poems written over a 30-year period,” Fuqua said in a news release.
“In 1991, Fuqua became an ‘at-home dad’ charged with the day-to-day care of a newborn daughter,” the news release said. He and his spouse, Bonnie, were what the media then called a new breed of parents, those who chose not to settle into traditional roles of woman-as-homemaker, man-as-breadwinner. While his wife pursued a career in public service, Fuqua established himself as a freelance writer.”
In 2007, Uncial Press published 38 of Fuqua’s parenting-related poems entitled “The Swing -- Poems of Parenthood,” which won the Best Poetry Collection EPIC Award for 2008 and remained in print for the next 14 years, the news release said. In 2021, Fuqua decided to expand the collection with poems he’d written since its publication, more than doubling the number of “The Swing’s” original poems, all of which are included in “Fatherhood.”
“Fatherhood chronicles 30 years of parenting experiences, from pregnancy to the child’s adulthood – the joy, sorrow, insecurity, confidence, anxiety, calm, irrationality, fear, pride, confusion, clarity, mourning, celebration, hope and so much more,” Fuqua said, “all due to one extraordinary young woman who’s astounded her mom and me from day one with her intellect, humanity and grace.”
The book is available through most bookstores and from Stairwell Books at www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/fatherhood.
Fuqua’s other books include “White Trash & Southern -- Collected Poems,” “Walking after Midnight -- Collected Stories,” “Big Daddy’s Fast-Past Gadget,” “Hush, Puppy! A Southern Fried Tale” and “Native American Flute -- A Comprehensive Guide.”
His short fiction and poetry have appeared in national and international publications.
Visit http://csfuqua.com.
