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My Limbs a Cradle, my Whisper a Song
by Cathy Gilbert
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My Limbs a Cradle, my Whisper a Song explores motherhood and loss through poems that reveal the bittersweet truths of raising infants and the devastation of losing a parent to dementia. Whether contemplating the stars, stirring a pot of soup at the stove, watching a child learn to press their feet to the floor and rise, or stumbling over a mother’s inability to recognize her own daughter, these poems try and try again to focus on small moments in order to stay grounded through a time of great upheaval. Parent/child relationships reverse and transform as the poet learns how to mother through the slow loss of her own mother and her memories.
Cathy Gilbert received her MA from the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities at the University of Chicago. She now lives in Central Illinois where she is a Professor of English at Heartland Community College and mother to twins. Her poems and essays have previously appeared in Hobart, decomP, and Peoria Magazine.
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