The Spirit of pregnancy : an interactive anthology for your journey to motherhood /

Credits p. VII
Acknowledgments p. XI
Introduction p. XIII
May 1968 Sharon Olds p. 1
Excerpts from The Blue Jay's Dance Louise Erdrich p. 4
An Unmeasured Thing Vicki Forman p. 10
Now That I Am Forever with Child Audre Lorde p. 22
The Real Deal: One Woman's Pregnancy Journal Kimberley Evans Rudd p. 25
Early Morning Woman Joy Harjo p. 34
Maternity Amy Halloran p. 36
Baby Pictures Molly Giles p. 40
My Baby Has No Name Yet Kim Nam Jo p. 52
Seen and Not Seen Anna Purves p. 54
Evie Chelo Diaz-Ludden p. 59
Alchemy Deborah Bogen p. 67
Quickening Joanna C. Scott p. 70
Little Miracle at the St. Anthony Madeleine Mysko p. 72
Magnificat Chana Bloch p. 81
Birth of a Woman Ellen R. Klein p. 84
The Age of Discovery Joan Connor p. 87
The Mother Connection Hope Edelman p. 107
Pregnancy Log Julie Convisser p. 111
Some Thoughts on Being Pregnant Anne Lamott p. 115
Weathering Out Rita Dove p. 124
Believe Carla R. Du Pree p. 127
1963 Creation Lake Boggan p. 140
Dancing with the Paper Rose Suzy Vitello p. 143
Ants Bonni Goldberg p. 148
Pregnant Poets Swim Lake Tarleton, New Hampshire Barbara Ras p. 156
Infertile Friends Jen Karetnik p. 159
Bastille Rachael A. Silverman p. 163
Womb Dance Ann Stewart p. 172
Science Project Eugenia SunHee Kim p. 176
A Mutual Journey Belinda J. Kein p. 193
Mother Tongue: A Performance Pregnancy Diary Anne H. Mavor p. 205
Chapter Two from Feather Crowns Bobbie Ann Mason p. 211
Openings Gayle Brandeis p. 220
To a Little Invisible Being Who Is Expected Soon to Become Visible Anna Laetitia Barbauld p. 225
Thirty-Six Weeks Emily Grosholz p. 228
Conditions Margaret Willey p. 231
July Kathy Casto p. 243
Secrets and Dreams Dawn M. Tucksmith p. 246
March 19: Starting Late Bonni Goldberg p. 249
Contributors p. 251