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Poets Writing Motherhood
The Long Devotion is a collection of poems, essays, and writing prompts that celebrates motherhood and creates a space, as poet Molly Spencer has written, to "tell an unlovely truth about family life and not have to take it back." This book brings together a new generation of exciting and provocative voices for the first time, as candid accounts of motherhood become more prevalent across literary, pop culture, and digital spaces, changing the way we talk about writing and mothering.
The poets in this book represent and describe a wide range of experiences, writing about encountering the world anew through their children; intersections of parenting and race; single parenting; adoptive, foster, and step-parenting; life with chronic illness, mental illness, and disability; and the choice to remain childless. Poems range from linear narratives and imagistic lyric to poetry comics, speculative futures, and experimental forms, while essays and poems suggest ways to write through the disruptions and chaos of family life.
The book is divided into four parts. "Difficulty, Ambivalence, and Joy" considers the wonder and challenges of parenting―including infertility, pregnancy, miscarriage, and life with children―and trying to write in the midst of those demands. "The Body and the Brain" explores the cerebral and bodily labor of caregiving and writing. "In the World" brings parents and their children into contact with the natural and political landscape. Finally, "Transitions" looks at how parenting and writing change as children grow up.
Prompts in the book invite readers to use the work as a starting point for their own poetry, allowing them to engage with the themes and experiences presented by the diverse voices within. This collection offers a multifaceted exploration of motherhood, challenging traditional narratives and providing a platform for a new generation of poets to share their unique perspectives on the joys, complexities, and transformations of parenting and creative expression.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
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| publisher | University of Georgia Press (April 1, 2022) | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| paperback | 248 pages | ||||
| isbn_10 | 0820360546 | ||||
| isbn_13 | 978-0820360546 | ||||
| item_weight | 12.7 ounces | ||||
| dimensions | 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #1,390,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,718 in American Literature Criticism #4,769 in Essays (Books) #60,100 in Literary Fiction (Books) | ||||
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