“each time you carried in you something larger than yourself
stepped out a daughter
mother, mother’s mother
mothers never mute but rivalrous
a creature with its own warmth
why did you do it/let it happen 
what did you hope would happen to me”

Cover art by Seonna Hong

“Inherit is a really striking collection, constructed out of an emotionally-packed lyric on family, culture, gender imbalance and history.” —rob mclennan

Inherit reviewed by rob mclennan