Lightning Is a Mother by Bethany Jarmul Arcadia We’re all counting on you

We’re all counting on you

starting out as an actress

and insatiably curious” ―SARAH MARSHALL • “A wild ride” ―ROBERT EVANS • “Deeply incisive and hilariously honest” ―JACK O’BRIEN • “Gonzo yet vulnerable” ―GABE DUNN • “Hot dog Moby-Dick” ―BRANSON REESE • “One of the freshest and most insightful new comedic voices of this decade

For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City

twisty highway in the dead of night

Lightning Is a Mother by Bethany Jarmul Arcadia We’re all counting on youIn this breathtaking, expansive poetry collection, Bethany Jarmul explores identity, spirituality, motherhood, and nature. Within these lyrically rich poems, Appalachia is a kind of Eden, a paradise spoiled by humanity. Eve, the first mother, becomes a starting point for the speaker's exploration of what it means to be a mother, an earth dweller, a self. This book opens in creation, unflinchingly faces the dangers and wonders of our world, and ends