When I Think of My Body as a Horse by Wendy Pratt Harry Gilonis and its 'churning

and its 'churning

gives voice to a little-known woman from the past

The book culminates in more flinching

vulnerable and emotionally raw – and with this

solace for the wounded

When I Think of My Body as a Horse by Wendy Pratt Harry Gilonis and its 'churningWhen I Think of My Body as a Horse is about trauma, recovery and the powerful, animal instincts embedded in the act of creating a family. These poems explore motherhood and body identity within the context of baby loss, when there is no rainbow baby to add closure to the narrative. These are spine tingling, heart stopping, life affirming poems. Wendy Pratt explores the flimsy boundary between the animal and the human, places where a whole dark hearted