No Swaddle

Mackenzie Kozak examines the complex question of whether or not to bear children. Through a series of untitled American sonnets, the poems in no swaddle speak to themes of origin and desire, noting the shame that can accompany such a decision. Many poetry collections speak to the varied griefs of becoming a mother, losing a child, or being unable to have a child, but this collection gives specific voice to another grief that feels unspeakable: the possible conclusion of not wanting to be a mother.