Bitter Matriarch: Poems on Family, the Universe and Belonging

by Rebecca Trowbridge

Overview

For anyone who has inherited generational suffering, Bitter Matriarch is a curative collection of poetry that explores family dynamics, spiritual growth and the human need for belonging. Poems from this collection were chosen for inclusion in the Enchanting Verses Literary Review (Australian Edition) 2019 edited by Siobhan Hodge and Amy Lin.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163369911
Publisher:	Rebecca Trowbridge
Publication date:	10/28/2019
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	130 KB

About the Author

Bi-racial, multi-language, author and self-translator, coming off a plane on a balmy night, geology, scientific method, new age mother, daughter is the first daughter of a first daughter of a first daughter of a first daughter, other child is the second child of a second child of a second child, kitsch, amusement rides in shopping centres, carnivals, music cul-de-sac, people who draw, words, night-time jazz, Tom Waits in the early 70s, writing in the wee hours, comfortable underground, eating not cooking, tea rather than coffee but coffee ok even instant, French winters, Melbourne summers, pretentious anytime, skiing, softball, touch football, good times with friends and family, forget to wear costume jewelry, family planning, hot chocolate instead of champagne, noice hotels, texture, yellow, orange, ok all colours, listening practice, always wanted to do a backflip, gratitude, shandies, So You Think You Can Dance without the screaming audience without the judges and without the phone voting, karma and always learning, mentor, truth, looking at the ocean, looking at the sky, every moment counts, baby animals, interactive zoos, source of the pain, 5 whys, psychology, computer addiction however not a facebook addiction, expensive cigars gone stale, custard, apple pie, soft drinks are not for kids, WTF, no gardening but will pull out weeds, life is but a dream, can't go past the eel at a Japanese Restaurant, attitude, self-exploration, accidentally give away the end to movies and books, deep abiding devotion to Survivor reality show...

Table of Contents

My Mother Had Me Tortured & Killed in Shang Times 9

Curses 12

Zen Enough 14

Unsung Rhizome 16

The Middle Path 18

Adopted for Two Hours 20

Kryptonite 22

Bitter Matriarch 24

Reflux 26

Three Turn Up to Meditation 28

Iiyama 31

A Firm Hand 35

Stinging-Tree Wisdom 39

Defining Schadenfreude 40

Moon Moves On 43

david is goliath 47

Awakening Ghazal 48

The Third Mirror 50

Dear E 52

Graphology 55

Merlin's Owl 56

How Can I Belong Anywhere 57

Tentacles 59

After We Cleaved 62

Superpower 63

Black Sheep Ballade 64

Table 66

Naga Uta: Observance 70

Thank you, Softball Dad 71

Approximate Pentina 72

Andromeda 74

Embracing Life after Four Months of Bronchitis 77

Waiting 78

Letting Go of Dad 80

Rebirth 84