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    A Dedication to Drowning

    By Maeve McKenna

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    In this raw and moving debut chapbook, Maeve McKenna dives into the multitudes of womanhood: a mother, unmothered; a lover, alone; a child, now aged. She flings the cover off pain that would otherwise remain hidden and unspoken, exposing the most intimate parts of herself. In doing so, she invites the reader to embrace their own v

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFly on the wall poetry
    Release dateFeb 18, 2022
    ISBN9781913211745
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