my candle burns

essays on motherhood, life at home, writing, publishing, and more by poet amy bornman – plus small press process + zines by mail!

Read my books: BROKEN WATERS, HOW TO SEW CLOTHES, + THERE IS A FUTURE.

By Amy Bornman
· Over 2,000 subscribers

the stuff of our life

Jun 9 • Amy Bornman

great litany

on pregnancy anxiety, deconstruction, great mother, and message boards
Apr 29 • Amy Bornman

gestation

and the quiet satisfaction of what we carry around within
Apr 16 • Amy Bornman

quickening

freewrites at sixteen weeks pregnant
Mar 25 • Amy Bornman

pregnancy as opportunity

nine special lessons offered to us in pregnancy's particularity
Mar 13 • Amy Bornman

the first trimester

on pregnancy for the third time
Feb 23 • Amy Bornman

keepers

my favorite books I read this year
Dec 12, 2025 • Amy Bornman

the manuscript, pt. 2

on wanting your book to be published, magic doors, and almost giving up
Dec 5, 2025 • Amy Bornman

favorite things

not a gift guide!
Nov 10, 2025 • Amy Bornman

a poetics of birth

virtual writing workshop coming on November 22nd
Oct 24, 2025 • Amy Bornman

loose strands

knitting sweaters / revisiting dormant projects
Oct 17, 2025 • Amy Bornman

holding and being held

co-regulation in trying times, and the great cosmic family
Sep 26, 2025 • Amy Bornman

the family bed

on mutual benefit, attunement in parenthood, and feeling your way through big family choices
Aug 29, 2025 • Amy Bornman

labyrinth

no wrong turns / plus an assortment of recs
Jul 10, 2025 • Amy Bornman

my candle burns

essays on motherhood, life at home, writing, publishing, and more by poet amy bornman – plus small press process + zines by mail!

Read my books: BROKEN WATERS, HOW TO SEW CLOTHES, + THERE IS A FUTURE.