I'm hosting a book launch party in a couple of days for a friend. I know the book is right speech and supported her in the writing and editing. It discusses the experiences of parenting, and has an emotional truth to it aided by poems she has selected to express the complexity of emotions that each phase of childhood engenders in the parents. Poetry does transcend ordinary language. It expresses what prose cannot. Gathering together is also an act of affirming the importance of parenting and children. It places this work squarely at at the center of our lives as it should be. Raising the next generations is the most important task we face as humans.
And, it truly does take a village to raise a child. In isolation, neglect and tragedy occur. With support and kindness, a child becomes part of a community that is healthy and nurturing. So I'm happy to celebrate this book and its voice, one of kindness and compassion and love.
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