Stepmother by Helen Mort
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2026 Dean Wilson She builds a primordial homeland

She builds a primordial homeland from the shifting tectonic plates of memory and the spaces we occupy

to her poetry and demonstrates mastery of her medium

and – still – desire

Sir John Tenniel

as well as many poems which have gone viral after being shared on social media because they speak to our times with such great immediacy

Stepmother by Helen Mort <br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2026</b> Dean Wilson She builds a primordial homelandWhen a new relationship casts poet Helen Mort in the role of stepmother, she embarks on a personal quest for understanding; moving across verse and personal essay, from fairytale to modern blended family. Turning a bold and inventive gaze on this neglected dimension of female experience, these are candid dispatches from the shifting terrain of the modern family. As playful as it is moving, STEPMOTHER radiates Morts signature empathetic warmth, but