The Mother Myths - Etkin, Zoë
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The Mother Myths is a collection of poems that explores what society tells us makes a "good mother," and how those myths and narratives create internalized tension, self-doubt, and shame in new mothers. The poems in The Mother Myths span from the time of childbirth through the first few years postpartum, chronicling the tender beauty of this time, as well as the deep grief of lost identity and changed body. This collection puts the raw and real aspects of the postpartum period into the light for all to see, exposing what so many mothers go through in the Western version of parenthood. Any…mehr

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The Mother Myths is a collection of poems that explores what society tells us makes a "good mother," and how those myths and narratives create internalized tension, self-doubt, and shame in new mothers. The poems in The Mother Myths span from the time of childbirth through the first few years postpartum, chronicling the tender beauty of this time, as well as the deep grief of lost identity and changed body. This collection puts the raw and real aspects of the postpartum period into the light for all to see, exposing what so many mothers go through in the Western version of parenthood. Any mother who reads this collection is sure to find a piece of her own experience somewhere in the book, and in doing so, knows she is not alone.
Autorenporträt
Zoë Etkin is a poet, mother, Postpartum & Motherhood Transformation Guide, scar tissue remediation practitioner, and co-founder of Embodied Doula Trainings. After many years of doula-ing in Los Angeles, Zoë moved here family back to her hometown of Memphis, where she serves pregnant and postpartum families in navigating their own journeys of transformation. Zoë is the author of the poetry collection, The Birth & Death of Girl, (Spuyten Duyvil Press, 2018), and chapbook, Cetacea Vaginae, (Another New Calligraphy, 2018). Her poems have been featured in [PANK], Juked, Word Riot, and others. Find more at www.thememphisdoula.com.