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INTERVIEW:
Canvas Rebel
“I’ve had to unlearn the idea that art is frivolous, that it’s something you do only after all the ‘important’ work is done. Especially as a mother now, I’ve felt guilty prioritizing my writing. But art is not a hobby for me. It’s a calling, a way of being. I’ve come to understand that making art is part of how I show up for the world. It’s how I process, connect, and contribute.”
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REVIEW:
Mother Love Letters
[A History of Holding] is, undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful books of poetry I’ve ever read…Her debut collection is equal parts moving and delicate, deliberate and evocative. It does exactly what poetry is meant to do — express the seemingly unnamable in an unexpected but necessary shape…books like Allison’s are absolutely necessary for connection and remembering to read the mother as a whole person.
REVIEW:
The Healing Shelf
“This tight rope of grief and healing within motherhood is gorgeously explored in Allison Mei-Li’s debut poetry book A History of Holding. Her leaning into form and vulnerability truly sets this book apart for mothers (and mothers to be) who are walking that…thin line of grief and healing.”
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PODCAST:
Meg’s Reading Room
“In our conversation, Allison shares why motherhood gave her the courage to start sharing her work with the world, how connecting with her own voice has helped shape her work as a speech-language pathologist, and why going deep through her writing and creative workshops has been bringing her joy in this season.”