Cathy Gilbert
Writer. Reader. Professor.

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Available NOW: My Limbs a Cradle, My Whisper a Song
(August 2024 from Finishing Line Press)

My Limbs a Cradle, my Whisper a Song explores motherhood and loss through poems that reveal the bittersweet truths of raising infants and the devastation of losing a parent to dementia. Whether contemplating the stars, stirring a pot of soup at the stove, watching a child learn to press their feet to the floor and rise, or stumbling over a mother’s inability to recognize her own daughter, these poems try and try again to focus on small moments in order to stay grounded through a time of great upheaval. Parent/child relationships reverse and transform as the poet learns how to mother through the slow loss of her own mother and her memories. Learn more and pre-order at: Finishing Line Press.
These poems honor what it is to be a family
Denise Duhamel, author of Second Story and Scald (University of Pittsburgh Press)
Gilbert ably captures the burning urgency and quiet hours of motherhood
Thao Thai, author of Banyan Moon (Mariner Books)
Gilbert’s unflinching look at grief and joy will stay with readers for a long time –
Jennifer Rane Hancock, author of Between Hurricanes (Lithic Press)