Raw Motherhood: A Collection of Poems and Prose to Honor the Joy and Pain in the Journey (Raw Poetry)

Raw Motherhood: A Collection of Poems and Prose to Honor the Joy and Pain in the Journey By 100+ Inspired Poets and Storytellers; Compiled by Elayna FernándezCompiled by bestselling poet and award-winning storyteller Elayna Fernández, Raw Motherhood is an evocative collection of over 100 deeply intimate poems, prose, and stories that reveal the unfiltered truths of motherhood—the past and present, the beauty and pain, the sacred and the sorrowful.Through the vulnerable voices of diverse and wise poets, ages 5 to 85, each page in this anthology invites you to feel your joy, grieve your losses, embrace your truth, and heal your mother wounds. Why Readers Love Raw Motherhood* A Soul-Stirring Keepsake – A timeless gift and honest tribute about what it means to be a mother, to not be a mother, to be mothered, and to long for mothering.* Radically Real and Cathartic – A safe space to reflect on messy, mad, meaningful, and magical moments of motherhood.* Healing and Inspiring – A heartfelt companion to navigating the complexities and realities of motherhood and being mothered.Whether you’re celebrating the hope and love or mourning the loss and heartbreak in the journey of motherhood, Raw Motherhood is a must-read. Begin your Raw Motherhood journey today.Featured Poems and PoetsFarrah AbrahamMirella AceboLynda Sloan AllenCarmen T. AlvarezStephanie L. AndersonRebecca BainesAngela BarnardKatie BenwayAnna BerardiMaria Lizza BowenAmy BrightPhoebe CamillettiRosa Cao LiuMichelle ChalmersJacquie ChandlerAnna ChapmanRasheen J. ChatmonSuzanne CiardellaAilsa E. ClawsonViva CruzLesia DavidsonJahidah DiaabAlice DoughtyMelissa EllenElayna FernándezEliana FernándezElydia FernándezJames B. FlahertyKayla FreyLorena P. FreyNayeli Garci-CrespoMichelle D. GarrettBetty, by Paul Gencarella Jr.Amy-Louise GoldbergJO GonzalezMicheline GreenLisa GunsbergKris HapgoodKimberly HarmsBecca HeisselJuan Sebastian HerreraLatasha HobbsNatasha IckesBritt Ivy BoiceSummer JeanDonna Sue JohnsonLeah JohnsonTony JonesDamien JudeHolli KenleyReinhard & Emilee KlettTina KoopersmithChristina Michele KopaczewskiSara Levana SchoenSabrina LindnerMichelle Livingston ThorstadEartha Aisha LoweAdeline LuciaJamie MagnantAnn-Marie MaloneyJulien Dimitri MartinsonLinn McKeownZelantia MedinaSimone E. MuschettErika NabuursDanny Elizabeth NeifertLeslie NobleChristine Lynn NortonMary OAnnalise Oatman TaylorTiffani PatlánPaula C. PerezKim PetersonSilvana PimentelNana PonceleonDouglas PoseyBeth Rose PowellStacey PowellsJulie RadlauerAruna RamamurthyDawn RichardChara RodrigueraS. Brooke RomanStephanie ShafferTraci ShannonJ. Lynn ShermanStacey SilbermanMargie SimmsElizabeth SittonLinda Dee SmithPreethi SrinivasDianne StephensSabrina StratfordMichelle D. SwaneyIstvan SzentmikoliJuliet J. TrailGabriele V.Bobby Jo ValentineAlejandra ValenzuelaRiya WangJeffrey WeissDonna WexlerChasity WildeMadi WoodSheri L. WoodSharmeen YousafTo learn more about being part of the Raw Poetry series, join TransformationalStorytellers.com.