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Poems of Motherhood
Paperback
General ParentingGeneral Poetry
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 28 2025
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Poems of Motherhood brings together eighty crafted poems and sixteen essays that explore what it means to carry, raise, and slowly release a child. From the first test in a quiet bathroom to the long work of legacy, the collection captures the private hours that are rarely photographed and the daily negotiations that shape family life.
The poems range from intimate scenes of night-feeds and school runs to the harder terrain of recovery, identity, and letting go. Each is precise in language and unafraid of contradiction: tenderness sits beside exhaustion, pride alongside fear, resilience beside fragility.
Interwoven essays offer longer reflections on the physical, emotional, and cultural dimensions of motherhood. They speak plainly about the body's demands, the persistence of love in ordinary tasks, and the discipline of release as children grow into their own futures.
This is not sentiment dressed as wisdom. It is an honest map of the work and wonder of being a mother - accessible, resonant, and true to lived experience. For mothers, partners, and readers who value writing that resists simplification, Poems of Motherhood offers company, comfort, appreciation and recognition.
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