In Knots Motherhood Lost and Found |
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Author:
| Mahony, Catherine |
Photographer:
| Schön, Andy |
Cover Design by:
| Gelsomini, Laura |
ISBN: | 978-1-5309-8656-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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An all-new collection from the award-winning poet and critically acclaimed author, Catherine J. Mahony, with accompanying ekphrasis by celebrated photographer Andy Sch#65533;n and renowned artist Laura Gelsomini."I have been in knots since the day I was born. I was separated from my birth mother and became an individual by the tying of a fleshy knot. My stomach was in knots as I watched my adopted mother die from a massive stroke.I then tied knots in nooses that encircled my trachea. I...
More DescriptionAn all-new collection from the award-winning poet and critically acclaimed author, Catherine J. Mahony, with accompanying ekphrasis by celebrated photographer Andy Sch#65533;n and renowned artist Laura Gelsomini."I have been in knots since the day I was born. I was separated from my birth mother and became an individual by the tying of a fleshy knot. My stomach was in knots as I watched my adopted mother die from a massive stroke.I then tied knots in nooses that encircled my trachea. I tied knots in tourniquets as I waited for heroin to saturate my bloodstream and bring me false euphoria. They tied knots in restraints to fasten me to mental institution gurneys.When I became pregnant with my daughter, my conscience was in knots as I made the ultimate decision to get sober and raise her as a single parent who suffers from borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder.These binding and enslaving knots from my past began to unravel and I had to learn how to become a mother without ever really having any true knowledge about what that meant.Some days I still dangle, helpless, from a frayed rope. But other days, the bond that connects me to my motherhood (lost and found) keeps me hanging on with the hope that I can be the mother my daughter deserves. - Catherine J. Mahony"