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A review by kavyajanani
The Republic of Motherhood by Liz Berry
5.0
I finished this incredible poetry collection sometime between May and June; I can't remember the date exactly. I was so moved by Liz Berry's poems that I kept going back to them, reading them again and again, and digesting each poem as if it was my staple food.
Especially the titular poem is something every new mom should read. It depicts postpartum just as it is - an unknown forest where women are blindfolded and left to grapple with a new reality. The other poems that I loved are - Connemara, Transition, The Visitation, Sky Birth, The Yellow Curtains, So Tenderly It Wounds Them, Placenta, and Spiritualist Church.
Highly recommended for all motherhood-poetry lovers!
Especially the titular poem is something every new mom should read. It depicts postpartum just as it is - an unknown forest where women are blindfolded and left to grapple with a new reality. The other poems that I loved are - Connemara, Transition, The Visitation, Sky Birth, The Yellow Curtains, So Tenderly It Wounds Them, Placenta, and Spiritualist Church.
Highly recommended for all motherhood-poetry lovers!