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Nobody Told Me : Poetry And Parenthood
Paperback Edition: 1
There were many things that Hollie McNish didn't know before she was pregnant. How her family and friends would react; that Mr Whippy would be off the menu; how quickly ice can melt on a stomach. These were on top of the many other things
she didn't know about babies: how to stand while holding one; how to do a poetry gig with your baby as a member of the audience; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. And that's before you even start on toddlers. How to answer a question like 'is the world a jigsaw?'; dealing with a ten-hour train ride together; and how children can be caregivers too. But Hollie learned. And she's still learning, slowly.
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Pages : 468
Publisher : Little, Brown
Publication date : 2017-04-11
Subjects: Fiction, Poetry, Poetry By Individual Poets