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The Emma Press Anthology of Motherhood
Rachel Piercey
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Description for The Emma Press Anthology of Motherhood
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Wright, Emma. Editor(s): Piercey, Rachel; Wright, Emma. Num Pages: 96 pages, 10 black-hand drawn line illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 5. .
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 and sometimes struggling to connect with the creatures they have created. Heart-breaking and uplifting in equal measure, this book is a ... Read more
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 and sometimes struggling to connect with the creatures they have created. Heart-breaking and uplifting in equal measure, this book is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emma Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Winnersh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780957459670
SKU
V9780957459670
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About Rachel Piercey
Rachel Piercey is a poet and editor who also writes for children. Her poems have appeared in magazines including Magma, The Rialto, Poems In Which, Butcher’s Dog and The Poetry Review and she has two pamphlets with the Emma Press, The Flower and the Plough and Rivers Wanted. https://www.rachelpierceypoet.com/ Emma Dai'an Wright is a British-Chinese-Vietnamese publisher and illustrator. She worked ... Read more
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