Pearl and Bone

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Mae'r gyfrol hon o gerddi hardd, emosiynol a delweddol gyfoethog gan Mari Ellis Dunning yn cyflwyno mamau yn eu holl amrywiaeth: y fam brofiadol, ddewisedig, anymwybodol a thybiedig, gan ofyn i ni ystyried gwir natur mamolaeth - sy'n gain fel perl, yn gadarn fel dur.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Beautiful, emotional and richly imagistic, Mari Ellis Dunning presents mothers in many forms: those experienced, chosen, unwitting, and presumed, asking us to consider the true nuances of motherhood – delicate as pearl, durable as bone.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Mari Ellis Dunning's poems and short fiction can be found in recent and upcoming editions of Banshee Lit Mag , New Welsh Reader and The Lampeter Review , amongst others. She has also been the winner of The Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award, and placedsecond in the Lucent Dreaming Short Story Competition. The Wrong Side of the Looking Glass was written in collaboration with Natalie Ann Holborrow and published in 2020. Mari is a PhD candidate at Aberystwyth University, where she is writing a historic novel set in 16th century Wales, exploring the relationship between accusations of witchcraft, the female body and reproduction/fertility. Mari also teaches Creative Writing part-time at Aberystwyth University, facilitates workshops and engages in poetry festivals and events. She lives on the west coast of Wales, in Llanon, with her husband, their son and their very adorable poochon.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

'In this profound study of the maternal journey, Mari Ellis Dunning does not attempt to speak for all mothers, but she can speak up for the many that become "pale and bloodless ghosts". These essential, visceral poems ensure we pay attention to the fear, risk and shame that accompanies the female pregnant body, whilst weaving a picture of the truthful, tender reckonings that are the poet's own.' – Rebecca Goss This book will speak to parents, particularly mothers, and particularly those who became mothers during the covid pandemic. Academics, university lecturers, creative writing teachers, healthcare professionals and anyone interested in women’s studies/history would be a potential buyer. Shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year for her debut collection Salacia , this is the poet’s highly anticipated second collection. Welsh Libraries Author of the Month – November 2022. Pearl and Bone explores the complexities of the first year in the life of a pandemic mother, with the stories of other mothers interwoven amongst the author’s intimate moments, from pregnancy to childbirth and beyond. These poems showcase the lost voices of women through history – in the throes of labour, Mary paces the stable; in a dim Soho studio, Christine Keeler poses for the infamous Lewis Morley photographs; while above us, the moon laments the number of feet that have stormed her surface.