Jarmul, Bethany: Lightning Is a Mother

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ELJ Editions, paperback Publication Date: February 7, 2025 Publisher Marketing: In this breathtaking, expansive poetry collection, Bethany Jarmul explores identity, spirituality, m otherhood, and nature. Within these lyrically rich poems, Appalachia is a kind of Eden, a paradise spoiled by humanity. Eve, the first mother, becomes a starting point for the speaker's exploration of what it means to be a mother, an earth-dweller, a self. This book opens in creation, unflinchingly faces the dangers and wonders of our world, and ends looking into a future bursting with possibilities. Show more