Mothersong

Name: Mothersong
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Shortlisted for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize

By Amy Acre

Summary

Mothersong is Amy Acre's debut poetry collection, offering a lyrical exploration of trauma, healing, and the intense experience of early motherhood. This evocative work delves into the complexities of being a female artist and poet, weaving a timeless narrative of love, grief, and community.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This collection is perfect for readers interested in contemporary poetry that candidly examines motherhood, female creativity, and emotional resilience. Fans of lyrical, emotionally rich verse and those drawn to the intersection of personal and cultural identity will find this book deeply resonant.

Description

A lyrical excavation of trauma and healing in the midst of early motherhood - the debut work of an endlessly inventive poet whose work 'fizzes with energy, physicality, and the levitating openness of song' (Rebecca Tamás)

Shortlisted for the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize
Selected as a book of the year by the Financial Times and Telegraph

'An essential read, poignant, powerful and provocative. I love the feeling in Amy Acre's poems' — Salena Godden

Amy Acre’s debut collection is an unforgettable, unflinching excavation of motherhood, what it means to be a female artist, and what it means to be a poet with a deeply integrated community. This is a timeless work the like of which we haven’t seen enough of in the past, primed to last long into the future.

'Amy Acre is one of the best poets of her generation. Pure cinema, raw heart, and unparalleled technique. Read this' — Joelle Taylor, winner of the 2021 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry

'Mothers, daughters, lovers, all the thrilling complexity of love and grief that the body must bear; these are poems which set the page aglow and make my heart spin' — Liz Berry, winner of the 2018 Forward Prize for Poetry

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Mothersong has been widely praised for its poignant and powerful voice. Salena Godden describes it as an essential read filled with ripe truth and lasting beauty. The Irish Times highlights its exquisite diction and insightful observation, while the Daily Telegraph notes its vivid portrayal of motherhood’s multifaceted experiences. Joelle Taylor commends Acre's unparalleled technique and emotional depth, and Liz Berry celebrates its electric wild feeling and sensuality. The Guardian calls it expansive and risk-taking.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526650696

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Poetry

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 80

Collections

Amy Acre Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Amy Acre is a poet and freelance writer from London, and the editor of Bad Betty Press. Her pamphlets And They Are Covered in Gold Light and Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads were each chosen as a Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice. Her poem ‘every girl knows’ won the 2019 Verve Poetry Competition. She featured on The Last Dinosaur’s 2020 track, ‘In The Belly of a Whale’, streamed over 600,000 times on Spotify. In 2021, she wrote and recorded Radio 4’s The Ballad of the Bet — a BBC Pick of the Week. Her work has appeared in 3:AM Magazine, bath magg, DIVA, PERVERSE, Poetry London, The Poetry Review, Poetry Wales, The Rialto, The Scores, The White Review and elsewhere. Mothersong is her first collection.