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    Uncertain Transformation: Poems Written in Crisis & Hope
    Uncertain Transformation: Poems Written in Crisis & Hope
    Uncertain Transformation: Poems Written in Crisis & Hope
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    Uncertain Transformation: Poems Written in Crisis & Hope

    By Alexis Donkin

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    Imagine being seven months pregnant and your husband just lost his job, and with it his insurance. This was poet and author Alexis Donkin's situation in July 2013. In an effort to understand and come to terms with the stress of her situation and the normal discomforts and pressures of her pregnancy, Alexis wrote this collection of poems. While referencing a very specific time in life for her, they speak to the difficulties of the average person, struggling through financial concerns, heartless employers, and the expectations so many have for pregnant women as well as the hopes and fears a mother has for her children.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexis Donkin
    Release dateAug 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301430437
    Uncertain Transformation: Poems Written in Crisis & Hope
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    Alexis Donkin

    Alexis Donkin is passionate, purposeful, and prolific. If Margaret Atwood and C.S. Lewis had a lovechild, it would be her.Alexis currently lives in Southern California with her family and real-life familiar. She has lived many places and studied many things. Between writing, speaking, and chasing her kid, she paints, sings, and dances. Sometimes she does it all at once. Be sure to connect with her and sign up for her newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/btmIPD

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