I’ve been a father for 45 years, and if I’ve learned anything, it’s that you never stop being a parent. How you a parent changes, of course, from a child’s total dependence upon you to increasing independence and ultimately becoming their own person. But, as a parent, you’re always navigating parenthood.
Emily Patterson began learning this lesson early with the birth of her daughter during the pandemic lockdown year of 2020. She reflects on the first two years of her child’s life in So Much Tending Remains, a collection of 22 poems covering the period from birth to toddlershood.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Some Tuesday Readings
Oxford University researcher uncovers hidden copy of Shakespeare sonnet – University of Oxford News.
Beyond All Words – a love poem by James Tweedie at Society of Classical Poets.
“Patrick the Paul of the Gael,” poem by Robert Farren – Andrew Roycroft at New Grub Street.
“The Song of Wandering Aengus,” poem by William Butler Yeats – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.
Anniversary Poem – Latie Kalisz at Every Day Poems.
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