C.C. CARTER
C.C. Carter is a writer and poet whose work has been published in numerous anthologies-including two separate editions of Best Lesbian Erotica-and her own Lambda-nominated book, Body Language. She´s performed at poetry slams, on Olivia vacations, at women´s music festivals-and even opened for Maya Angelou. She also created the spoken word venue POW-WOW, Inc., a weekly women´s performance space that ran for ten years. And then there´s her day job: Carter has worked for more than a quarter of a century as a teacher and administrator. She began her performing career when she had the time, on nights and weekends. “Back then [1990s] many people hadn´t seen a black, full-figured, vixen femme on stage,” she says. Carter soon became a favorite of the audience, and still loves the fact that she can inspire people just by doing what she loves: “So when I come off stage and women say ´thank you´ or a woman is crying because she watched her partner strutting so confidently on stage with me (as part of the Curve-a-licious Crew), then I am rewarded, and affirmed that this is my calling that just happens to be my passion and my art.” -GH
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