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More ORIGINALS are being penned (or typed!) by poets, researchers, midwives/authors, columnists and more. So looking forward to reading other words from a host of wonderful motherhood writers!

The M/OTHERWORDS website is live today!  Join us on the read over the coming days, weeks, months and years as we share writing about motherhood with you. There’s no need to read in advance as we bring writing to you on the website through ORIGINALS and RE/VERB and in our unique online groups.   Read on […]

We’re excited to be publishing our second ORIGINALS piece today by Poet Laureate of Wolverhampton, Kuli Kohli. Kuli writes: “When I took on this commission, I thought this is a very good idea to give mothers and others an insight into becoming mothers, fathers, parents, guardians. I thought if I could tell my story about […]

We are delighted to select Laura Hales’ poem “Mothership” for RE/VERB, a collaborative online artwork. Always a lover of reading and writing, the journey of motherhood has inspired Laura to use her words to share her experiences with others, in the hope that they provide comfort, connection and celebration for mothers everywhere. She is a […]

The words are your own. And they are not alone. We are thrilled to have received so many poetry submissions from Mum Poet Club members for RE/VERB, an exciting collaborative online artwork that will be launching soon on our new website. A HUGE thank you to the Mum Poet Club and everyone who took the time […]

The first new writing for the M/OTHERWORDS website has arrived from poet Kate Thirlwall! Like her poems, Kate’s writing is unabashed and insightful and ideal reading for any newborn mother.