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Motherlung
Salmon Poetry, 2014
Sheila Brodsky was a passionate woman who endured much sadness, yet was entirely devoted to her daughter, Lisa. Though she was a haven in which Lisa could find refuge, their reliance on each other marred any independence
from one another. When Sheila dies from lung cancer in 2006, Lisa must not only navigate the vacuum left by her death, but also the paralyzing feeling that accompanies not knowing how to walk this world alone. The poems in “Motherlung” tell the story of a chain-bound daughter who finds freedom in an identity as someone else besides her mother’s daughter - and, eventually, a stepmother. Birthed from a place of grief and devastation, this debut poetry collection by Lisa Marie Brodsky illustrates the redemptive power of parental love and is the legacy from child to mother and back to child again.
Advance praise for Motherlung:
Lisa Marie Brodsky is a bright new voice in the world of poetry. Her passion to confront the living and the dead leads her to an evocative elegy to her mother. In one of her best lines, she says, "each daughter owns a syllable in the universe." Brodsky owns many more than one.
---Linda Gray Sexton, author of Half in Love: Surviving the Legacy of Suicide and Searching for Mercy Street: My Journey Back To My Mother, Anne Sexton.
In this wise and intimate book, Lisa Marie Brodsky tells the story of a life, embracing love, sorrow, loss, memory, and hope. As the book moves through childhood, Brodsky's poems open to the reader, sharing the enduring bond that exists between a mother and child. Beyond, in the adult world, the poems explore the loss of that mother and the adult loves that follow. Brodsky's poems are sometimes headlong, sometimes contemplative and deep, but her unsparing approach to both pain and love makes Motherlung a powerful book, one you must read.
~ Jesse Lee Kercheval, author of Cinema Muto, Dog Angel, and World As Dictionary
The poems in Motherlung are fiercely present though they, in large part, concern absence and loss. Brodsky artfully use the small gesture, the evanescent detail, the unspoken,” to illuminate the mother-daughter bond, the boundaries of self and the transformative power of grief until it is as if she has “lit every candle in the room.” This is a remarkably engaging and powerful book.
--Beckian Fritz Goldberg, author of Egypt from Space, Reliquary: New and Selected Poems, and Lie Awake Lake.
Motherlung in the media:
Motherlung interview on July 17, 2014 - Radio Literature, WORT 89.9FM.
Motherlung interview on Channel 3, WISC-TV.
We Nod Our Dark Heads
While Brodsky worked at an assisted living center in 2005, her interactions with people with Alzheimer's disease affected her so deeply that they made their appearance on the pages of this poetry collection. Between the heartache and grief of memory betrayal and backward living, joy sprouts in the most unlikeliest of places. An elegy for each beloved person she encountered and an outcry on behalf of their stolen identity, this collection has touched families of Alzheimer's sufferers, caregivers, as well as the average lover of poetry.
Alternatively, you may order both titles from the author.
Even the Daybreak: 35 Years of Salmon Poetry"
Lisa Marie Brodsky's poem, "The Purpose Explained," was included among the many poets who have been published by Salmon Poetry these past 35 years. This is an incredible anthology full of big-named as well as lesser-known poets all with the same thing in common: Salmon saw greatness and invested in those gifts. "Even the Daybreak" is a beautiful celebration of all Salmon Poetry has done for the international literary community.
Spark Psalm Book: Prayers and Poems for Kids
edited by Naomi J. Krueger
What an honor to be included among these prayers and poems written for children to better understand God's love for them through the Psalms! This is the first time the author, Lisa Marie Brodsky Auter has been published! Lisa tagged on her married name after much thought. (her poetry books will be under Brodsky) so look for her on the contributor's page. Lisa, along with eight other writers, wrote six poems for the book. Look for Psalms 22, 32, 33, 51, 95, and 121 to read Lisa's contributions.
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