Commodore Rookery

<p><em>Commodore Rookery</em> tells a small story of survival resilience and healing. In the wake of a traumatic labor breastfeeding struggles postpartum insomnia and Covid isolation Barnes finds unexpected solace in taking her infant son on daily visits to the local blue heron colony. Through concise image-driven poetry she captures and honors her own early matrescence-the process of becoming a mother-in dreams fairy tales daily walks and 4:00 am feedings. This is not just a postpartum or a pandemic story; it is a story for anyone who's been forced to painfully shed old skin to find a stronger softer more brilliant creature beneath.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>