Kiddos & Mamas Do the Darndest Things
Cyberwit.net
ISBN13:
9789390601943
$17.52
In Kiddos & Mamas Do the Darndest Things, Sharon Waller Knutson explores the concept of maternal surrogacy in a society that already worships its mothers - the good ones, and bad. Her maternal surrogacy includes the special bonds she shares with a bevy of other women's children, who span all ages and socioeconomic status. In the haunting poem "Blood Mother," we meet her adorable charge, a blonde, curly-head cherub toddler, the son of a friend, who is in a custody battle: The judge gave his father weekend / visitation although he threatened / to drown him if I didn't come back. A few lines later we learn his sad fate: He is still in his Dodger cap and jacket / when he is found floating face down /in the river two days after he goes missing. In "Best Mom in the World," we're introduced to one of Knutson's colleagues as she drinks coffee out of a mug, engraved: Best Mom in the World. But when Knutson arrives at her four-story home for dinner, madame is in the bubble bath and Knutson goes into mother-mode, playing Scrabble with two of the children while bouncing a toddler on her knee. Her colleague makes a grand entrance in stiletto heels and turquoise gown: We're going to the country club, she announces / handing me a slinky red dress that fits like a stocking / I told you not to touch Mommy. It's adult time. You will meet "The Woman with Fifteen Children," "The Baby Mama from Hell," and her "Doppelganger Daughter," who both bear a striking resemblance to Goldie Hawn. You will find yourself submerged in these story-poems that play out like vignette films due to Knutson's distinct gift for storytelling. Carolynn Kingyens, author of "Before the Big Bang Makes a Sound" and "Coupling."
- | Author: Sharon Waller Knutson
- | Publisher: Cyberwit.net
- | Publication Date: Aug 31, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 73 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Poetry
- | ISBN-10: 9390601940
- | ISBN-13: 9789390601943
- Author:
- Sharon Waller Knutson
- Publisher:
- Cyberwit.net
- Publication Date:
- Aug 31, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 73 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Poetry
- ISBN-10:
- 9390601940
- ISBN-13:
- 9789390601943