Prompts for the woman inside the mother
A single poem. Three guided prompts. Space to think about what you are living through.
This edition of the Looking Closer Series centres on The Solitary by Sara Teasdale, first published in 1920. It is a quiet, self-possessed poem about a woman who has learned to need less from others and more from her own company.
You don't need to know anything about poetry to use this prompt pack. You only need to be a mother at any stage — because the woman inside you never stops needing a space of her own.
Read the poem slowly, more than once if you can, and let the prompts take you from there.
What's inside
A short welcome
The full poem, with notes on the poet and the work
Three guided journaling prompts
Format — PDF · print-friendly
Prompts for the woman inside the mother
A single poem. Three guided prompts. Space to think about what you are living through.
This edition of the Looking Closer Series centres on The Solitary by Sara Teasdale, first published in 1920. It is a quiet, self-possessed poem about a woman who has learned to need less from others and more from her own company.
You don't need to know anything about poetry to use this prompt pack. You only need to be a mother at any stage — because the woman inside you never stops needing a space of her own.
Read the poem slowly, more than once if you can, and let the prompts take you from there.
What's inside
A short welcome
The full poem, with notes on the poet and the work
Three guided journaling prompts
Format — PDF · print-friendly