As You Lie Sleeping: A Postpartum Poetry Collection

Microscopic heart—when it took its first beat, little did I know it would change everything about me.
Growing a tiny being inside our bodies and bringing them into the world is a miraculous journey—beautiful, terrifying, joyful, and overwhelming, often all at once. For centuries, women have lived this sacred transformation, and yet, for each of us, the experience is uniquely our own.

In this postpartum poetry collection, Misty Rivers explores the raw, spiritual, and emotional terrain of earl...