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Cobalt Blues "Curates artistry from pain."
Lindsay Soberano Wilson
Poet, Teacher, Editor, Memoirist and Essayist
"The poems in Hoods of Motherhood evoke that bond. The author writes to know herself as a person. A poet, a woman, a wife, the mother of three sons, a daughter and a granddaughter, she thrives in her roles, and as a member in her community, and in the community of all mothers. In her thriving, borne of struggle and joy, she weaves a tapestry of language, poems that are lyrical, sensual, and spiritual."
Barrie author's book of poetry looks at highs, lows of motherhood
The path to — and through — motherhood can be tough, and local author Lindsay Soberano Wilson wants people to know they are not alone. The Barrie mother of three and high school English teacher with the Toronto District School Board recently released Hoods of Motherhood: A Collection of Poems and told BarrieToday she is proud to finally add published poet to her list of accomplishments.
Author Lindsay Soberano-Wilson: Finding Her Higher Purpose in Poetry
Another theme in “Hoods of Motherhood” is how new moms struggle to maintain their identity since caregiving is all-consuming. Many of the poems in the collection explore what it’s like to lose yourself and find yourself in motherhood.
finding sunshine in your life is just one of the themes in Lindsay Soberano-Wilson's new poetry collection. The English teacher from Barrie joins host Allison Deveraux to discuss her new book.
Lindsay Soberano Wilson is a mom, teacher, internationally published author, and creator of Put It To Rest, a mental health literary hub.
Her second poetry collection BREAKING UP WITH THE COBALT BLUES: poems for healing (Prolific Pulse Press, 2024) is released on August 1st!
Breaking Up With the Cobalt Blues: Poems For Healing, finds peace in painful, messy, shameful parts of life unearthed at inconvenient times. With poems about suicide, sexual assault, addiction, intergenerational trauma, domestic violence, Toronto 90s rave culture, and a pandemic, Breaking Up With the Cobalt Blues finds light in the darkness.
Her debut poetry collection Hoods of Motherhood: A Collection of Poems (Prolific Pulse Press, 2023) reflects on Soberano Wilson’s
portrayal of becoming a mother. Her poem, from this collection, “The Japanese Red Maple” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her work was recently nominated for the Best of the Net.
Born in Toronto, Canada, Lindsay is the granddaughter of Spanish Moroccan immigrants and Romanian Holocaust survivors. Her chapbook Casa de mi Corazon: A Travel Journal of Poetry and Memoir (Poetica Publishing, 2021) explores how her sense of community, Canadian Jewish identity, and home was shaped by travel.
Lindsay graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English from Concordia University and earned a Master of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto.
Recent publications include Jewish Women of Words, Fine Lines Literary Journal, Fevers of the Mind, Avalanches in Poetry III: Poetry, Writings & Art Inspired by Leonard Cohen, Spillwords Press, Cadence, Prolific Pulsations and Proof of Life anthology in honour of 10-7.
In 2023, she earned a scholarship for teachers from the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem to The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel. Lindsay is a member of the Feminist Caucus via The League of Canadian Poets where she and fellow poets amplify women’s voices. She is writing a memoir about being a third-generation Holocaust survivor.