The Emma Press Anthology of Motherhood

Download or read book The Emma Press Anthology of Motherhood written by Deborah Alma and published by . This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poets write with searing honesty about the incredible strength and capacity for self-sacrifice demanded by motherhood, writing as parents as well as in relation to their own parents. The darkest thoughts of exhausted mothers are sensitively portrayed, as poets expose the weight of responsibility behind the hallowed state of motherhood, and question the expectations society places on mothers. This book gives voice to universal but usually silenced anxieties, showing mothers questioning their ability to raise their children correctly sometimes struggling to connect with the creatures they have created. Heart-breaking and uplifting in equal measure, this book is a stunning and varied portrait of modern motherhood.