Ascent of the Mothers

by Noelle Kocot

Noelle Kocot's ninth collection, Ascent of the Mothers, is a sagacious testament to the ways in which poetry can shape personhood. "I am nothing" they write, "Or else I have made myself / Too big for words." The scope of this book is marked by Kocot's psychic journey punctuated by a near-fatal car crash, which elicited a new understanding of their spirituality and gender nonconforming identity. Generous, self-aware, and resilient, Ascent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 195026887X
• ISBN13: 9781950268870
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Wave Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 8.0"