Raw: A Poetic Journey

Raw emotions and raw faith collide in this collection of writings from LGBT believers and friends from around the world.

These writings were gathered from submissions to the “This is My Story” poetry contest which invited people of all races, denominations, and sexual orientations to share their faith. To our surprise, we were entrusted with very intimate, vulnerable writings from diverse individuals living all around the world. They are young people, retirees, pastors and city workers, straight and gay _ all at various stages along a journey toward self acceptance. The authors take us from abuse to reconciliation, rejection to faith, and every emotion along the way. We thank each of them for daring to share these RAW contributions.

NuWine Press (www.nuwinepress.com) is an independent publishing company founded in 2007 by Aimee Maude Sims. We are positioning ourselves to be The All-Inclusive and LGBT-Affirming Voice in Independent Christian Publishing. We are dedicated to presenting resource books and honest, open-minded, spirit-filled approaches to the Christian faith unconstrained by political viewpoints or theologies that alienate any of Christ's followers. We will publish fiction, non-fiction, scholarly and resource books that allow the world to hear fresh perspectives. We believe there are new vessels ready to receive from the Holy Spirit a message relevant to the time in which we live.