What Kind of Woman

Score: 5/5 Bookmarks

Thank you to Harper Perennial for sending me a copy of What Kind of Woman, a beautiful book of poetry by Kate Baer.

The poems are beautiful, relevant, and made me feel seen as a woman and a mother. They explore the complexities of relationships, with our partners, friends, family, with our children and with ourselves.

Robyn Hood

Imagine if we took back our diets,

our grand delusions, the time spent

thinking about the curve of our form.

Imagine if we took back every time we called attention to one or the other: her

body, our body, the bad shape of things.

Imagine the minutes that would stretch

into hours. Day after day stolen back like

a thief.

Imagine the power of loose arms and

assurance. The years welcomed home

in a soft, cotton dress.

Her poems are thoroughly modern and accessible so even if you haven't been into poetry before I'd encourage you to pick up a copy.

It comes out on Nov 10, and you can grab it from an indie bookseller via the button below.