All We Can Hold: A Collection of Poetry on Motherhood
The genesis of a “motherhood” poetry collection came when we had trouble finding one. Motherhood essays are on the shelves, parenting guides, and honeyed collections of mothering exist. We needed, and we believe others need, a range of voices about what it means to be mother: witching-hour poems of sleeplessness, first smiles, miscarriage. The poems of broken windows and broken hearts, of first school and college days. The poems of lament and poems of fulfillment. We hope to serve as a forum for all voices, for we all have a mother.
We are seeking poems by mothers, poems about mothers, and poems from a range of styles and voices. Submit no more than 5 previously unpublished poems.
Deadline is Sept. 30, 2015