MADRE
A book of poems
Jessica Chapnik Kahn did not intend to write a book in the first weeks and months of giving birth to her son. But it was in this time, immersed in an exquisite difficult bliss, that she found herself inadvertently drawing his face and scribbling down her new experiences without restraint. It was a quiet attempt to grasp the ungraspable.
Jessica Chapnik Kahn did not intend to write a book in the first weeks and months of giving birth to her son. But it was in this time, immersed in an exquisite difficult bliss, that she found herself inadvertently drawing his face and scribbling down her new experiences without restraint. It was a quiet attempt to grasp the ungraspable.
Jessica Chapnik Kahn did not intend to write a book in the first weeks and months of giving birth to her son. But it was in this time, immersed in an exquisite difficult bliss, that she found herself inadvertently drawing his face and scribbling down her new experiences without restraint. It was a quiet attempt to grasp the ungraspable.
MADRE is a very personal exploration of the mysterious unfolding of becoming a mother. This raw collection of poems and drawings honour the mystical process of creation, transformation and expansion. They are never far from the grief inherent in joy, as well as the inseparable nature of birth and death. First Published in 2022.
MADRE is a very personal exploration of the mysterious unfolding of becoming a mother. This raw collection of poems and drawings honour the mystical process of creation, transformation and expansion. They are never far from the grief inherent in joy, as well as the inseparable nature of birth and death. First Published in 2022.
MADRE is a very personal exploration of the mysterious unfolding of becoming a mother. This raw collection of poems and drawings honour the mystical process of creation, transformation and expansion. They are never far from the grief inherent in joy, as well as the inseparable nature of birth and death. First Published in 2022.
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Jessica Chapnik Kahn proudly acknowledges the Gadigal People, traditional custodians of the land on which she works and lives, and pay respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
© Copyright Jessica Chapnik Kahn. All Rights Reserved 2025.
Jessica Chapnik Kahn proudly acknowledges the Gadigal People, traditional custodians of the land on which she works and lives, and pay respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
© Copyright Jessica Chapnik Kahn. All Rights Reserved 2025.
Jessica Chapnik Kahn proudly acknowledges the Gadigal People, traditional custodians of the land on which she works and lives, and pay respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
© Copyright Jessica Chapnik Kahn. All Rights Reserved 2025.