{"product_id":"mom-in-space-poems-paperback-softback-9780807181256","title":"Mom in Space; Poems (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807181256","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMom in Space\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePoems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisa Ampleman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807181256\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e126 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn these moving and incisive poems and essays, body and planet are intertwined, mother and astronaut orbit one another, and the everyday and the miraculous are one and the same. Like a skilled pilot, Lisa Ampleman expertly navigates through fertility clinics and lunar lava tubes, through \u003ci\u003eMinecraft\u003c\/i\u003e and spacecraft, through history and memory and earthrise.\" - Catherine Pierce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMom in Space\u003c\/i\u003e intertwines lyricism and sonic play alongside a deep investigation of the history of space flight and the men and women who've left the earth and come back changed. It's a riveting consideration of the threats to life on our planet and the thrills and consequences of our desire to explore the worlds beyond.\" - Nancy Reddy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMom in Space \u003c\/i\u003eis a complicated love letter to both the intergalactic and the terrestrial. Using the lens of spaceflight, Lisa Ampleman explores subjects ranging from the personal to the political, from fertility tests and parenting to climate change and civil rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs NASA and commercial space companies gear up for Artemis missions to the moon, \u003ci\u003eMom in Space\u003c\/i\u003e offers new conceptions of women in space, incorporating both fictional and real female astronauts, among them the first mom in space (Anna Fisher) and the first Black woman in space (Mae Jemison). With a sense of both awe and informed inquiry, \u003ci\u003eMom in Space\u003c\/i\u003e considers what spaceflight means not just for those who get rocketed into space but for those who stay home.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551793901848,"sku":"9780807181256","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mom-in-space-poems-paperback-softback-9780807181256","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}