A History of Holding Poems on Motherhood

A History of Holding explores what it means to be a human while raising one. Described by Ashlee Gadd (Create Anyway) as "a book to savor, cling to, and gift to every mother you know," this poetry collection captures the complicated beauty of motherhood-the ache of exhaustion, the wonder of small moments, and the way time bends and blurs. From desperate search histories to dancing in a sun-kissed kitchen, each poem is a mirror, an exhale, a recognition that motherhood is not only about giving life, but learning how to hold it all: our children, our memories, ourselves. Lyrical and unflinching, A History of Holding gives language to the beautiful and brutal work of becoming, and to the quiet truth that what we hold is never meant to stay the same.