First I Fold the Mountain

This is an unusual book, and one that might be seen as a 'love letter to books' and the those who inhabit that milieu. Terry Ann Carter writes about love, notably her husband and family, but it isn't sentimentality that dominates these poems. These are narratives that encompass a big—picture and small—picture view, showing how the small yet beautiful ways love presents itself in everyday life. But equally this is a book about paper art and book making, and in this instance, this is presented as a lens through which to view love.
As a paper artist who makes books with her grandchildren, we see a mother, a wife, a woman nurturing and inspiring all those around her. The result is this unique love letter both to books and to people