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For readers drawn to bold, questioning poetry about women’s bodies, fertility and the expectations surrounding motherhood. Bridgette James explores IVF, endometriosis, pregnancy loss and cultural and religious pressures through inventive, unflinching poems.
Featured on Mom Egg Review’s October 2026 Bookshelf.
Review by Jenny Mitchell
Bridgette James’ startlingly original poems take us into the world of motherhood, with all its dangerous possibilities – a womb turned into a grave; the demanding and demeaning expectations placed on women to reproduce; the harsh punishment when they fail.
In this vividly-drawn world insects and ‘creatures’ become part of the human reproductive process. Medicalised language is transformed into high poetic expression, and there’s no shying away from the gendered/racialised vulnerabilities that pregnancy, or the desire for it, can force on a woman’s body.
These poems challenge the reader, whilst illuminating a subject we think we know so much about.’
Jenny Mitchell, Poet, facilitator, and editor
This book is available to buy now.
For readers drawn to bold, questioning poetry about women’s bodies, fertility and the expectations surrounding motherhood. Bridgette James explores IVF, endometriosis, pregnancy loss and cultural and religious pressures through inventive, unflinching poems.
Featured on Mom Egg Review’s October 2026 Bookshelf.
Review by Jenny Mitchell
Bridgette James’ startlingly original poems take us into the world of motherhood, with all its dangerous possibilities – a womb turned into a grave; the demanding and demeaning expectations placed on women to reproduce; the harsh punishment when they fail.
In this vividly-drawn world insects and ‘creatures’ become part of the human reproductive process. Medicalised language is transformed into high poetic expression, and there’s no shying away from the gendered/racialised vulnerabilities that pregnancy, or the desire for it, can force on a woman’s body.
These poems challenge the reader, whilst illuminating a subject we think we know so much about.’
Jenny Mitchell, Poet, facilitator, and editor
This book is available to buy now.