Lightning Is a Mother by Bethany Jarmul Ingram Celebrated for fighting for what

Celebrated for fighting for what is right and for standing up to bullies and injustice

and lands in between and far beyond

from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife

When she was forced to leave her last home

" ―The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles

Lightning Is a Mother by Bethany Jarmul Ingram Celebrated for fighting for whatIn this breathtaking, expansive poetry collection, Bethany Jarmul explores identity, spirituality, motherhood, and nature. Within these lyrically rich poems, Appalachia is a kind of Eden, a paradise spoiled by humanity. Eve, the first mother, becomes a starting point for the speaker's exploration of what it means to be a mother, an earth dweller, a self. This book opens in creation, unflinchingly faces the dangers and wonders of our world, and ends