▁the ▁claims ▁the ▁author ▁makes ▁for ▁it ." ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁book ▁of ▁poetry , ▁Wait ing ▁to ▁Un fold , ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁by ▁Pho en icia ▁( 2 0 1 3 ): ▁ ▁Po et ▁and ▁ra bbi ▁Rach el ▁Bar en bl at ▁wrote ▁one ▁poem ▁during ▁each ▁week ▁of ▁her ▁son ' s ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁life , ▁chron ic ling ▁the ▁wonder ▁and ▁the ▁delight ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁pain ▁of ▁learning ▁to ▁nur se , ▁the ▁exhaust ion ▁of ▁sleep ▁dep riv ation , ▁and ▁the ▁dark ▁descent ▁into ▁-- ▁and ▁event ual ▁as cent ▁out ▁of ▁-- ▁post part um ▁de pression . ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁two ▁cycles , ▁one ▁of ▁pre gn ancy , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁after ▁her ▁child ' s ▁birth . ▁The ▁po ems ▁have ▁that ▁same ▁" Oh ! ▁I ' d ▁forgotten ▁about ▁how ▁beautiful / hard / s ad / qu iet / f ier ce ▁that ▁was " ▁quality ▁that ▁all ▁true ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁parent hood ▁do , ▁and ▁made ▁me ▁laugh ▁and ▁te ar ▁up ▁a ▁little ▁and ▁feel ▁nost alg ic ▁and ▁sad ▁for ▁new ▁moth ers ▁everywhere . ▁ ▁Bar en bl at ▁is ▁also ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁poetry ▁chap books , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁sk ies ▁here ▁( P ec an ▁Gro ve ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁What ▁St ays ▁( Ben ning ton ▁Writing ▁Sem in ars ▁Al umn i ▁Chap book