Mothersongs : Poems for, by, and about Mothers

Brings together a range of classic & contemporary poems from the U.S., Great Britain, & Canada by some of our greatest writers. Includes traditional ballads about maternity & courtly elegies for or by mothers as well as 19th-cent. tributes to mothers & 20th-cent. meditations on motherhood. Poems about pregnancy, labor, delivery. Also, poems about women raising children, delighting in their growth, or mourning their loss. Also, poems by sons & daughters who ¿remember mama.¿ Mythic mothers & mother goddesses, moral reflections on maternity, & analyses of the meaning of motherhood are also included. ¿These works bear witness to the powerful ways in which motherhood has been transformed into art, & artistry has been shaped by maternity.¿ Ill.Gilbert, Sandra is the author of 'Mothersongs : Poems for, by, and about Mothers', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422390610 and ISBN 1422390616.