Description
"Begun after the birth of her son during the Vietnam War and a few days following the shooting of four students at Kent State, Alicia Suskin Ostriker's fourth book of poetry is a moving and profound exploration of birth and mothering - juxtaposed against the violence of war. A feminist's affirmation of motherhood, The Mother/Child Papers confronts ambivalence, love, guilt, fear, and pride and is a book whose politics are a passionate plea for peace."--
