Libby Maxey

Kairos, Libby Maxey's first poetry collection, speaks both to the passage of time and to the timelessness of being. The epistolary quality of the sonnet form is front and center, insisting on connection, even as the poems suggest that the mysteries of the past have nothing on the mysteries of our personal present and the people we love. Kairos makes family out of history, gleaning a rich and mythic past from literature and place to structure, interpret, and communicate the present. Whether capturing the explosive intimacy of parenthood or the shortcomings of faith, Maxey's verses order chaos with metaphor. Kairos takes us from New England to the Washington coast to Japan, gathering in what breaks apart. Rooted in the natural world and blooming with music, these luminous poems have won the Poet's Seat Poetry Contest, the Robert P. Coll n Poetry Contest, and the New Women's Voices prize from Finishing Line Press.

Kairos, Libby Maxey's first poetry collection, speaks both to the passage of time and to the timelessness of being. The epistolary quality of the sonnet form is front and center, insisting on connection, even as the poems suggest that the mysteries of the past have nothing on the mysteries of our personal present and the people we love. Kairos makes family out of history, gleaning a rich and mythic past from literature and place to structure, interpret, and communicate the present. Whether capturing the explosive intimacy of parenthood or the shortcomings of faith, Maxey's verses order chaos with metaphor. Kairos takes us from New England to the Washington coast to Japan, gathering in what breaks apart. Rooted in the natural world and blooming with music, these luminous poems have won the Poet's Seat Poetry Contest, the Robert P. Coll n Poetry Contest, and the New Women's Voices prize from Finishing Line Press.

"One Becomes One" is the breathtaking true story of Eden, restored. Divorced, debt-ridden, a working, commuting, exhausted single mom, Libby simply KNEW all the good God has stored up for her would come in a rush. One click of the mouse unveiled true love, but also fearful angst from friends and family as Libby trusted in God, despite the danger of internet relationships. "One Becomes One" is the stunning, jubilant story of twin flames 2,000 miles away, united against staggering odds and for a marvelous purpose. Libby's prayers were answered in synchronistic miracles beyond all she could ask or imagine. The "Anne Lamott for mystics" "a fearless, palpable, authentic, gritty journey...a powerful catalyst" "both everyday stuff and the stuff of the extraordinary" "a treasure" "amazing true adventure" "brisk and authentic" " One Becomes One] had me bursting with emotions, I laughed, I cried, I outright praised the Lord " "Libby Maxey is a visionary way-shower...a Christian mystic"From Dr. Susan Shumsky, author of "Divine Revelation" and nine other spiritual books: "One Becomes One" is a gift of authentic awakening: the gritty, real story of two people endeavoring mightily to live in the world as it is, but not to be of the world. Libby Maxey's human story is humorous but never sugar-coated, while her inner world reaches astonishing heights of spiritual vision and breathtaking divine revelations. Libby's visions have been featured in my book "Ascension", in the chapter 'Ascended Masters Among Us.' Highly recommended."