What We Call Home: A Homemaking Anthology Edited by Jes McCutchen
Featuring poems, essays, photographs and short fiction, this collection is both relatable and haunting. Centered around the nebulous idea of “homemaking” Jes McCutchen pulls together a diverse collection of voices in her second anthology as editor.
“These stories and poems immortalize the work of home, of our lives, of what we frequently deem mundane. Here, the ordinary is no longer quiet, it roars, it weeps and it remembers.”
-Claire Campo, Owner at Swan Song Studios, Executive Director at Words of the People
Between the Mess and Magic: A Poetry Collection edited by Jes McCutchen
Editor Jes McCutchen brings together five poets to share their honest and often humorous poems about parenting throughout the past *gestures at the last all time* trials in this collection.
“Deeply relatable, raw, and fun, Between the Mess and Magic reminds its readers the path toward adventure can be found in the mundane. We need only allow ourselves to look at the world through the eyes of a child. The willingness to share the reality of our stories makes us better parents, partners, and friends to those we hold most dear.”
— Grace R. Reynolds, Elgin Award Nominated author of The Lies We Weave
Focusing on community and the exploration of common themes, these poetry collections bring together multiple authors and artists to examine things which affect our daily lives. The first collection came about because Jes had a pile of poems exploring the tumultuous first months of parenting, and became curious about how other writers would tackle the topic. Next, came the homemaking exploration, and the forthcoming anthology will center bodies.