Featured on The Tar Heel Traveler and in 27587 Magazine
Love is: A former magistrate’s poetic reflections on love and marriage in a county courthouse is the debut collection of poems by poet J. Anton Davis.
From 2013 to 2019, J. Anton Davis served as a North Carolina Magistrate Judge in Raleigh, North Carolina. From his ninth-floor courtroom in the towering Wake County Justice Center, he performed nearly 6,000 civil wedding ceremonies. While there are countless stories Davis could share from his tenure as a magistrate, Love Is focuses on the most memorable aspect of the many ceremonies he officiated: love.
The memories found in this collection of poems are all firsthand accounts of love shared between couples, family, friends, and even strangers, all set in the context of a North Carolina civil wedding ceremony. At a time when the world and the relationships that shape it can feel strained and adversarial, Davis offers a refreshing renewal of hope in this thoughtful depiction of love and marriage in a county courthouse.
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Looking forward to reading it cover to cover !
Thank you, Laurie! I can’t wait for it to launch 🙂
So exciting! Just pre-ordered!
Awesome! Thanks, Megan 🙂 I hope you enjoy it!
Just ordered ours. Can’t wait to read it!
Thanks so much, Luis! I hope you and Raquel enjoy it 🙂
Will make a great gift for my clients who are getting married!
Definitely! Such a cool idea, Dani 🙂
Jacob, I just ordered your book. After talking with your father, I am really looking forward to reading your poems. Warmest regards to your family. Sonny McLawhorn
Sonny,
Thank you so much for your comment and for ordering a copy of my book! I hope that you enjoy it. It really was quite the experience to observe so many people at such a pivotal moment in their lives. I hope that the inspiration I felt during those ceremonies carries through to you and other readers! Thanks again.
Best,
Jacob