Description
This beautifully illustrated, empowering collection features more than 25 poignant poems about the incredible experience of being a mother. Filled with inspiring and moving poetry exploring motherhood in all its dimensions-from pregnancy and birth to the countless joys, struggles, and hilarious moments that come with raising children-this book is a perfect gift for mothers at every stage, whether they're expecting or empty nesting. Presented in a petite, eye-catching package with contemporary illustrations throughout, this is a lovely, arresting tribute to the life-altering journey of motherhood.
* PERFECT GIFT: Whether you're attending a friend's baby shower or you're looking for something for your own mother on Mother's Day, this petite, affordable, and charmingly packaged celebration of motherhood is just the thing.
* POETRY TREND: Featuring young, contemporary voices beside beloved, time-tested poets, this pretty, slim volume will appeal to poetry lovers and mothers of all ages.
* CELEBRATES DIVERSE VOICES: The range of poets included in this collection is wide and diverse. With poems by up-and-comers, classic poets, women, and men, of all ages and ethnicities, this book captures a broad, representative spectrum of the experience of motherhood.
Consumer:
* Mothers of all ages
* Shoppers looking for a gift for a mother-whether for a baby shower, Mother's Day, or another occasion
* Poetry lovers
About the Author
Karolin Schnoor is a German freelance illustrator and designer based in London.
Kimiko Hahn, who wrote the foreword and whose poem "Foreign Body" is included in this collection, is a Japanese-American poet and educator. She is the author of eight chapbooks and ten books of poetry, including Earshot, which received the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, among other honors. She is currently a professor at the Queens College MFA program.
Book Information
ISBN 9781797209890
Author Karolin Schnoor
Format Hardback
Page Count 96
Imprint Chronicle Books
Publisher Chronicle Books
Weight(grams) 230g
Dimensions(mm) 186mm * 134mm * 16mm