Soft Touch

This book was erroneously attributed to children's book writer Mary Carey McCabe. It's author is Mary Carey (nee Gilbreath), who was married to poet Steve Carey and published work in small press publications on the east and west coasts during the late 60s and early 70s. "Soft Touch" is the only published collection of her poetry. Many poems in this chapbook were first published in Hollow Orange (Cranium Press, San Francisco), Ante (Echo Press, Los Angeles), Blue Suede Shoes (SnazzyWah Press) and various publications associated with the Younger New York Poets. In addition to poetry published under the name "Mary Carey'" the author has published some work, very early poems and much later non-fiction, under the name "Mary Gilbreath."