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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Kiddos & Mamas Do the Darndest Things

Kiddos & Mamas Do the Darndest Things

Knutson, Sharon Waller

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 9390601940
ISBN13: 9789390601943
Publisher: Cyberwit Net
Published: Aug 31 2022
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.18 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In Kiddos & Mamas Do the Darndest Things, Sharon Waller Knutson explores the concept of maternal surrogacy in a society that already worships its mothers - the good ones, and bad. Her maternal surrogacy includes the special bonds she shares with a bevy of other women's children, who span all ages and socioeconomic status. In the haunting poem Blood Mother, we meet her adorable charge, a blonde, curly-head cherub toddler, the son of a friend, who is in a custody battle: The judge gave his father weekend / visitation although he threatened / to drown him if I didn't come back. A few lines later we learn his sad fate: He is still in his Dodger cap and jacket / when he is found floating face down /in the river two days after he goes missing. In Best Mom in the World, we're introduced to one of Knutson's colleagues as she drinks coffee out of a mug, engraved: Best Mom in the World. But when Knutson arrives at her four-story home for dinner, madame is in the bubble bath and Knutson goes into mother-mode, playing Scrabble with two of the children while bouncing a toddler on her knee. Her colleague makes a grand entrance in stiletto heels and turquoise gown: We're going to the country club, she announces / handing me a slinky red dress that fits like a stocking / I told you not to touch Mommy. It's adult time. You will meet The Woman with Fifteen Children, The Baby Mama from Hell, and her Doppelganger Daughter, who both bear a striking resemblance to Goldie Hawn. You will find yourself submerged in these story-poems that play out like vignette films due to Knutson's distinct gift for storytelling.

Carolynn Kingyens, author of Before the Big Bang Makes a Sound and Coupling.

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