Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Death, Grief, Loss
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The Tears of Pan
by Michael Finelli
There is no way to escape this fate This maze of languished torment Every turn compounds confusion The son of Pasiphae waits in twisting labyrinthian tunnels Ready to cut the string of order by which one strides Like the son of Pasiphae, poet...
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The Dreamer and the Dreamed
Collected Poems of Joseph Leahey Vol. 1 by Joseph Leahey
Shame and acceptance, love and loss, life and death. These dichotomies of being are at the heart of Joseph Leahey’s LGBTQ+ experience and this volume of collected poems. The Dreamer and the Dreamed: Collected Poems of Joseph Leahey Vol. 1...
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The Essence of Love and Experience
by Fari Syed
“I am lost sometimes but I always find myself.” In the Essence of Love and Experience, Fari Syed takes readers on a therapeutic journey through poetry. With lyrical language and boundless empathy, Syed plumbs the depths of human emotion and...
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Letters Unsent
by Joseph A. DeMerchant
I’ve led my life, frankly given to chance; I learned of love, yet what of romance? As long as human beings have been writing poetry, it’s been our favorite vehicle to struggle with love and loss—and over the course of a lifetime you tend to...
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Pieces of Me
by Jennifer M. Dobinson
A poignant collection of poems and artwork, Pieces of Me is a deeply personal journey of loving someone with an addiction. Filled with grief and peace, resentment and forgiveness, the duality of Jennifer Dobinson’s path to self-healing pierces...
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How Are You Now?
Selected Questions by Christopher A. Taylor
“There are many ways of peering into life and then responding; and by responding, peering further.” The poems in How Are You Now? peer into life. They “don’t try to nail things down.” They “pry them loose instead.” They question our very...
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We Miss You
Giving All My Flowers To A Ghost by Chloe Martin Snell
We Miss You: Giving All My Flowers to a Ghost is a timely, compassionate, and evocative book of poems about topics which touch all of us in some way over a lifetime, but which we often have a hard time talking about. The poems speak of dealing...
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A Mother's Tribute to Two Sons
by Sangeeta (vainu) Airi
When we lose a loved one—especially a child— the grief can be overwhelming. Depression sinks in. Without an outlet, it can be impossible to climb back to the light. For anyone who is grieving, A mother's tribute to two sons can be the outlet you...
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This Grief Thing F**king Sucks
by Taya Mikado
Frank and philosophical, gentle and brave, this grief thing F**KING sucks wanders the ghost town of grief, reaching out a hand to those it encounters along the way. Through clear-eyed prose and tender-hearted poetry, Taya Mikado relays her own...
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Unburdened
by Carol-Anne Boisvert
“Grief with a plot twist.” “She made me cry, again!” 2022 was the year of growth and healing. While there is no chronological order, each poem portrays the author’s inner work. It’s about coming to terms with past heartaches stretched to their...
