Umbilical Cord

By Hasan Namir

Dear Child
Once upon a time
Your baba fell in love with your dad
We got married and dreamt of having a baby
A roller coaster of emotions and feelings
We were always hopeful

Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir shares a joyful collection about parenting, fatherhood and hope. These warm free-verse poems document the journey that he and his husband took to have a child. Between love letters to their young son, Namir shares insight into his love story with his husband, the complexities of the IVF surrogacy process and the first year as a family of three. Umbilical Cord is a heartfelt book for parents or would-be parents, with a universal message of hope.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771667184
• ISBN13: 9781771667180
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Book*hug Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.4"