{"product_id":"all-products-washing-my-mother-s-body-a-ceremony-for-grief","title":"Washing My Mother's Body: A Ceremony for Grief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA beautifully illustrated edition of Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s poem “Washing My Mother’s Body,” which offers a way through grief when the loss appears unbearable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAs I wash my mother’s face, I tell her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehow beautiful she is, how brave, how her beauty and bravery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003elive on in her grandchildren. Her face is relaxed, peaceful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHer earth memory body has not left yet,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ebut when I see her the next day, embalmed and in the casket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ein the funeral home, it will be gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhere does it go?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough lyrical prose and evocative watercolor illustrations by award-winning Muscogee artist Dana Tiger, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashing My Mother’s Body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the complexity of a daughter’s grief as she reflects on the joys and sorrows of her mother’s life. She lays her mother to rest in the landscape of her memory, honoring the hands that raised her, the body that protected her, and the legs that carried her mother through adversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving, comforting, and deeply emotional, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashing My Mother’s Body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a tender look at mother-daughter relationships, the complexity of grieving the loss of a parent, and the enduring love of those left behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prairie Edge ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124710412373,"sku":"(NA)b04,HARJO-washing-my-mother's-body-a-ceremony-for-grief","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/9756\/2453\/files\/washingmymothersbody__57585.1754333684.1280.1280.jpg?v=1770216520","url":"https:\/\/prairieedge.com\/products\/all-products-washing-my-mother-s-body-a-ceremony-for-grief","provider":"Prairie Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}