A compilation of poems for mothers & children under varied circumstances. Irrespective of whether your bond to your mom/child is mediated by love, loss or longing: you deserve to honour yourself. To feel at peace.
For mothers & children who long to honour their shared intimacy: including the ripples of distance that sometimes strain it.
For those mourning the loss of their mothers - emotional or physical.
For those who’ve shared a difficult/toxic relationship with their mothers: Robert Duncan’s “My Mother Would be a Falconress”:
For those struggling to be mothers, or to balance their motherhood with other aspects of their lives - or feel a sense of resentment/shame about it. You can read the whole of Plath’s poem here: https://utmedhumanities.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/three-women-a-poem-for-three-voices-sylvia-plath/
For caregivers whose work often goes under-noticed or rewarded. The poem in the fourth image is by Mary Jean Chan.
For those whose bond to their mothers is defined or strained by filial/cultural distress: immigrant mothers, mothers in exile, divorced mothers.
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