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From The Irish Times:
‘Amy Acre’s powerful collection explores contemporary parenthood and the memory of a childhood marked by grief… Acre’s taut, dream-like lyrics of new motherhood are compelling: “My child, months from the womb, hung from my teeth. / I ferried her by the neck and saw her death / everywhere.” And they’re flashed with humour too, often in the same poem… these poems are graced by an exquisite diction and enlightening observation: “the word bloodhound‘s / no more a part of the dog than a scream is part of a gun”. A rich, complex portrait of intergenerational love and disquiet.’ Stephen Sexton
From The Poetry Review:
‘A defiant, complex book of poems about grief, guilt and trauma, Amy Acre’s debut collection Mothersong reminds us of what makes one vulnerable and what gives courage.’ Jennifer Wong
From The Poetry Book Society:
‘Acre loves the world and Mothersong is an artifact of that love.’ Oluwaseun S. Olayiwola