Nobody Told Me - Poetry and Parenthood by Hollie McNish Summer Bulletin as if to emphasise her

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Nobody Told Me - Poetry and Parenthood by Hollie McNish Summer Bulletin as if to emphasise herWinner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry A memoir of parenthood by poet Hollie McNish There were many things that Hollie McNish didn't know before she was pregnant. How her family and friends would react; that Mr Whippy would be off the menu; how quickly ice can melt on a stomach. These were on top of the many other things she didn't know about babies: how to stand while holding one; how to do a poetry gig with your baby as a member of