Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Death, Grief, Loss
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Pathology of a Pandemic
a collection of poems by Canute Lawrence
Pathology of a Pandemic is a collection of poems that was written during the onslaught of the novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. Teenagers, young adults, and mature adults will find this book of poetry captivating because the voice in each poem ...
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There Is Light In Me Too
Poems by Carol-Anne Boisvert
There Is Light In Me Too is like an open heart surgery, brought on by heartaches. Fuelled by anger, these poems are about shifting. This poetry collection is evocative of discomfort, pain and growth coming from a painful year. The narrator doesn't ...
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Homecoming
by Danyca Patrick-O'Grady
This book is about the lonely, the lost, and what it is like to live in the suffocating constraints of mental illness. I share stories of my own personal experiences, in hopes that you find comfort, even if only through relation. I have learnt ...
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Remnants of Our Life with Your Dementia
A Poetic Memoir by David R. Topper
A poignant account in poetic verse of one man’s journey with his wife, into the all-encompassing realm of her dementia.
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A Soldier's Book of Poems
by E.J. Hardy
Having been medically released from the Canadian Armed Forces after 33 years of service, I found myself dealing with the realities of no longer being able to work, a continually deteriorating state of health, and a significant amount of time on my ...
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Unrequited Expressions
by Tamaz Young
Unrequited Expressions is a collection of poetry that deals with a wide variety of social and personal issues, from race, mental health, love, loss, family, and so on. The main idea showcases what it is like to be black in America. Young deals with ...
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Soul Healing
Poetry by a Nurse by M Karen Benwell
Wouldn’t you like to know what a nurse thinks about death, grief, and loss? Wouldn’t you like to know how a nurse finds inspiration while dealing with, for instance, the death of a loved one by suicide? Poetry and nursing are not two words that one ...
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Where I Was and Who I’ve Become
by Josephine M'Msafiri
I wanna see myself through someone else’s eyes. I wanna try to not live a lie. But it’s hard when every time you’re told a lie. I just want my soul to fly… When Josephine M'Msafiri immigrated to Canada as a young girl, she expected to soar with new ...
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Mud for the Eyes
by David Antilla
David Antilla gifts us with this clump of poems that at once moves us to wonder and dares us to think. At times his poems smith with the immediacy of psalm-like candour, and at times with the urgency of apocalyptic truth. But always his images ...
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The Other Side of Grief
There is Life After Loss by Dianne Rossol
No one should have to feel alone in their grief. The Other Side of Grief offers simple, compassionate, relatable poems that explore the complicated emotions of the grieving process. From her own experiences with shock and despair, in relation to ...
