Lightning Is a Mother

By Bethany Jarmul

In this breathtaking, expansive poetry collection, Bethany Jarmul explores identity, spirituality, motherhood, 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DTRM8V37
• ISBN13: 9781942004837
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Elj Editions
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 8.9"