Allow The Light: The Lost Poems of Jack McCarthy

Allow The Light unveils Jack McCarthy's unpublished poetry for the very first time.

Jack McCarthy was a spoken word master who lived life like an open mic, inviting everyone in with warmth and encouragement. From grief to sobriety, fatherhood to divorce, these powerful poems chronicle love, loss, and the struggles of the working class. Interwoven with remembrances from fellow writers who knew him best, this collection is a treasure trove of intimate insights.

Grab a copy of Allow The Light and be inspired by the brilliance of Jack McCarthy's legacy, a gift meant to be shared with the world.

But I didn’t choose this stone, this stone
chose me; and something in me
makes me need to throw it.

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McCarthy, a poet based in Washington, became involved with the Seattle Spoken Word poetry community and was invited to be a main-stage performer at the Washington Poets Association Burning Word Festival in April 2006. As he battled against cancer, he prepared the manuscript Drunks and other poems of Recovery, published posthumously by Write Bloody Publishing in 2013.