"Gay Poems for Red States" is the title of a new collection of verse from Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr. Willie joins the THINK HUMANITIES podcast to talk about the challenges he's faced as a gay teacher in Appalachia and how he hopes this new collection of verse will show that a life full of beauty and pride is possible for everyone. THINK HUMANITIES is made possible by generous support from the Spalding University University Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing.