"Baby Be" is a poem by award-winning poet and essayist Ana Maria Caballero.
The poem forms part of "Mammal," a collection that explores how biology delimits cultural rites. Caballero's work rips the veil off of romanticized motherhood and challenges the notion that female sacrifice is somehow a virtue. Her signature, straightforward verse gives voice to what's left unsaid in that all-important space of home.
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