Non-Denominational Poetry in Christ
Author and Poet
EPISODE #73
“Support is what’s needed,
In humanity's soul.
To create a completed,
Feeling of whole.
If love is tangible,
Anything possible.
Our hearts are what’s full,
And nothing is stopping you...”
~ Poem by Jamie Carr
This episode is about healing, resilience, courage and Non-Denominational Poetry in Christ and will be listening to Jamie Carr who is an author and poet.
Jamie grew up an intelligent, happy child. In the first week of seventh grade, however, he began to indulge in drinking and smoking weed until the night he got into a car accident when he was nineteen.
He was in a coma immediately. Jamie had suffered a brain injury and lost all physical mobility on the entire right side of his body.
Jamie spent the next three and a half years in therapy—physical, occupational, and speech. To improve his mind, he began reading and writing daily. Knowing that he’d damaged his memory, he made notecards of words he didn’t know while he was reading and studied them while walking everywhere.
When he is not at the gym training with his friend Sid, Jamie is devoted to reading and writing poetry and reading the Bible, Newsweek, National Geographic, etc.
Jamie credits writing poetry with improving his mind, and he enjoys how it taps into the creative part of his brain.
After eighteen years, he wrote God a nondenominational book. Knowing that he writes poetry for Jesus, his friends informed him of an ad published by TBN. Jamie sent them a transcript on a Wednesday and received a response by Friday that they were interested in publishing his work.
Now he is the only published poet by TBN!
To learn more about Jamie Carr, please visit his Amazon book page https://www.amazon.com/Non-Denominational-Poetry-Christ-Jay-Carr/dp/1640882510
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FULL BIO
Jamie grew up an intelligent, happy child. In the first week of seventh grade, however, he began to consume beer. By the time he started eighth grade, he was smoking weed as well. He continued to indulge in both of these habits until the night he got into a car accident when he was nineteen.
The car hitting a telephone pole put him into a coma immediately. He awakened fourteen weeks later to find his left wrist tied to the wall. (He had ripped out his tracheotomy twice). Jamie had suffered a brain injury, lost all physical mobility on the entire right side of his body (due to injuries on the left side of his brain), and lost three teeth.
Jamie spent the next three and a half years in therapy—physical, occupational, and speech. To improve his mind, he began reading and writing daily. Knowing that he’d damaged his memory, he made notecards of words he didn’t know while he was reading and studied them while walking everywhere.
When he is not at the gym training with his friend Sid, Jamie is devoted to reading and writing poetry and reading the Bible, Newsweek, National Geographic, etc.
Jamie credits writing poetry with improving his mind, and he enjoys how it taps into the creative part of his brain. He’s integrated that into his healing: Writing poetry expands his mind.
After eighteen years, he wrote God a nondenominational book. But he didn’t push it. He’s an author, not a salesman.
Knowing that he writes poetry for Jesus, his friends informed him of an ad published by TBN. Jamie sent them a transcript on a Wednesday and received a response by Friday that they were interested in publishing his work.
Now he is the only published poet by TBN and he’s flattered. “To God Be the Glory.”
** Bio intro and outro one by Heidi Lynn Peters