Description
This powerful collection of contemporary poems examines the world through the clear-eyed perspective of motherhood, tracing the tensions between childhood and adulthood, beauty and suffering, and despair and hope. Inspired by the experience of watching children encounter life for the first time, the poems confront a troubled present while searching for the compassion, empathy, honesty, and tenderness that make renewal possible. With precise imagery and an aching lyrical clarity, the collection transforms intimate observations into meditations on humanity, mortality, family, and the stories we tell ourselves about the future. At once deeply personal and broadly resonant, it offers a hopeful guide through darkness without looking away from the world’s complexity.
Available Editions
paperback
Tupelo Press
Published Sep 30, 2017
114 pages
ISBN: 9781946482013
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Good Bones by Maggie Smith.