The Lily Poems

by Liz Rosenberg

Poetry. THE LILY POEMS are love poems for an adopted daughter, a tribute to hope and to family. Liz Rosenberg's work has appeared in The New Yorker, Best American Poems, The Atlantic Monthly, The Paris Review, Poetry, APR and elsewhere. Robert Creeley wrote, "Liz Rosenberg is clearly a poet of great distinction in her generation" and the New York Times praised her for being "eager to jump into experience with the innocence of an enthusiast and the vulnerability of a lover." In THE LILY POEMS she celebrates the exasperation and exhilaration of parenting: "It's a party always going on in this room without drinks or gossip, / without dips, or introductions. In her bedroom / there is only one chair, which we two share."

56 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

Liz Rosenberg is an American poet, novelist, children's book author, and book reviewer. She is currently a professor of English at Binghamton University.

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a wonderful poetic review of the powerful bonds that exist between a mother and her child. Rosenberg demonstrates beautifully that biological ties aren't always necessary to form that innate sense of love, awe and appreciation of all things great and small that seems to develop in the earliest years of parenting. Books like this make me so excited for motherhood.