Real Poems for Real Moms

From one mother in the trenches to another

Honest, funny, and encouraging, this collection of "mom poetry" is written by a mother in the trenches of motherhood as a means of encouraging other moms. It's a perfect gift for any mother who needs a pick-me-up from a kindred spirit.

Real Poems for Real Moms: From a Mother in the Trenches to Another, by Rachel S. Donahue, combines traditional poetic forms (like sonnets, a limerick, and haikus) with playful concrete poems, free verse, and a couple forms the author made up because they suited her.

Any lover of words or bearer of children is bound to find a giggle or two within these pages, along with a knowing nod of affirmation—motherhood is messy, and beautiful, and hard, and rewarding all at once. Real Poems for Real Moms faces it all with a glimmer of hope—none of us go it alone.

Rachel S. Donahue

Rachel Donahue isn’t a typical homeschooling mother of four: after finishing her English degree, she and her husband, Mick, moved to Spain and spent the next dozen years in cross-cultural ministry. When family circumstances brought them back to North Carolina, a return to literature ushered her into a new season of writing: both poetry and the beginnings of a novel. Friendships with other writers, combined with her editing experience and design work, led to the publication of her first book: Real Poems for Real Moms: from a Mother in the Trenches to Another.