Description:
Mothers of the 1950s were wasp-waisted, dutiful, serene, and tied to the kitchen with apron strings. Or so we thought. This collection of searing and startling poetry and prose unties the stereotype and reveals women who were strong, wild, talented, wise, mad, creative, desperate, angry, courageous, bitter, tenacious, reckless and beautiful, sometimes all at once. The contributors include multi-award-winning poets, novelists, and essayists, as well as compelling new literary voices.
Brief description:
Lorri Neilsen Glenn is the author of acclaimed books of poetry and nonfiction including Lost Gospels and Combustion, and Threading Light. Halifax Poet Laureate from 2005-2009, she has edited several collections of prose, poetry, and scholarly work.
Review Quotes:
Reading the anthology is a consciousness-raising exercise. The details make the writing good and true. The commonalities of experience make it political.
--Malahat Review