Of a Mother

By Marjorie Deiter Keyishian

Of a Mother enters the strange time-space continuum of grief that is terminal illness, exploring a mother's death from cancer and a daughter's ways of coping. In this linear set of poems, everyday objects like pincushions, dressing gowns, and perfumes become relics; sponge baths, cool drinks, and hand lotion become sacred offerings; the living mother and the cremation urn are superimposed, leaving the bereaved at a crossroads: how to live without a parent.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599241641
• ISBN13: 9781599241647
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"