Parenting in the Age of Columbine

By Elizabeth S. Wolf

My daughter was born the week after Columbine.

My daughter was born new

coated in creamy vernix, raw, startling:

a gift, a challenge, a chance

for a major do-over.

"Trust yourself.

You know more than you think you do."

-Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care

Parenting in the Age of Columbine is a powerful braided collection of poems. Each triplet includes a shooting incident or its aftermath; a personal slice of life; and a quote from an external source. In the tradition of "the personal is political," Wolf shows how school shootings have shaped our lives and the way we move in the world.

freckle-faced boys

with AR-15s

American as apple pie

Praise for Elizabeth S. Wolf's previous work:

"The main point of poetry is in fact to get us to see things in a new way, to awaken us to truths we didn't notice before. The author succeeded in leaving me entirely transformed."

-S., Goodreads, 2019

"Fierce and emotionally engaging."

-E., Goodreads, 2020

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639808515
• ISBN13: 9781639808519
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Kelsay Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"