I Have No Idea What I'm Doing: Poems on Pregnancy and Motherhood - Hardcover

Pilkington, Grace

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1739864514 ISBN 13: 9781739864514

Publisher: Quadrant Books, 2022

Synopsis

From the depression, nausea and constant burping of the first trimester, to the sciatica, sleeplessness and anxiety of the last; the elation and terror of early motherhood right through to the end of breastfeeding and her child’s first day at nursery - these poems describe one woman’s journey to becoming a mother.

‘Tender and evocative, furious and funny. I loved these poems so much, they will forever live by my bedside.’ - Pandora Sykes

“Grace is a huge reason as to why I am a poet - I am a poet because I want to be part of her club, I want to be doing what she’s doing.

Grace’s words transcend their topic, subject and genre - they are carvings of inner truth. Very British, very brilliant, very human.” - Charly Cox

About this title

About the Author

Grace Pilkington is a writer and poet who writes about mental illness, women's issues and motherhood. She performs at literary nights across the UK, has recited her work on the BBC World Service and Times Radio and appeared at literary festivals including Hay and Port Eliot. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University and was long-listed for the Notting Hill Editions essay prize for her work Sugar-Coated on the contraceptive pill and for the 2017 National Poetry Competition. Her first solo collection I have no idea what I'm doing: Poems on Pregnancy and Motherhood is to be published by Quadrant Books. Grace lives in Hastings with her husband and two children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quadrant Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1739864514
• ISBN 13: 9781739864514
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 76