
For Daughters Who Walk Out Like Sons
For Daughters Who Walk Out Like Sons illustrates the struggle of leaving, finding, and trusting good places. Drawing from the Ramayana epic and Biblical accounts, the poems candidly explore the complex dynamics of belonging and faith as a daughter and mother where walking often resembles seeking, changing, and returning. "In this spectacular debut, notions of what it means to be beautiful-both inside and out-get complicated with a refreshing vulnerability. Komal Mathew makes captivating poems bubbling over with uncommon wisdom and grace." —Aimee Nezhukumatathil "In For Daughters Who Walk Out Like Sons, Komal Mathew presents us with a speaker obsessed not just with leaving home, but with being welcomed upon return: 'The first time I heard / the story of the prodigal son, / I was in college and always jealous.' The poems in this collection are filled with questions about the journey: How can a woman be certain of her safety in such a dangerous world? Is it possible to return to open arms