Cabinet of Wonders, Poetry Medicine and Childbirth

Poetry can often resonate in the most extraordinary ways, and it was exciting to be contacted by Marguerite Reid asking permission to include one of my poems in her fascinating and recently published paper (Routledge) on The impact of traumatic delivery on the mother-infant relationship.


The poem in question: Returning Defective Goods is in my book Cabinet of Wonders and Marguerite Reid felt the two opening verses were exactly what she was looking for in her introduction.



It is wonderful when a poem hits the mark, and a poet often never knows in what context their work may be quoted. In this case I feel honoured and pleased as her thesis explores issues that as a poet I had touched on obliquely, yet clearly had an impact.