Madwoman by Shara McCallum pamphlet This is why each Hymn

This is why each Hymn has a particular referent

an anthology

There is something new under the sun on every page

it somehow manages to convey the fullness of Neruda's poetic arc: reading it is like reading the autobiography of a poetic sensibility (granted

Madwoman by Shara McCallum pamphlet This is why each HymnMadwoman is McCallums fifth collection of poetry. Haunting and elusive, the poems in Shara McCallum's Madwoman are also transformative, seeking to chart and intertwine three stages of a mother's life from childhood to adulthood to motherhood. Rich with the complexities that join these states of being, the poems wrestle with the idea of being girl, woman and mother at once. McCallum questions how we form our identities and who shapes those identities