Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Death, Grief, Loss
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Picking Thorns
by Victoria Rose
Picking Thorns is a powerful collection of poetry and prose that explores themes of mental illness, love, heartbreak, and the art of letting go. Divided into three sections—Eradication, Incandescence, and Rebirth—this collection captures the...
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River of Life
A Poetic Journey by Sandy Moonias
The future’s unfolding Swaths of possibilities Rapids of change With cliffs of discovery. In this vibrant collection of poems, Sandy Moonias guides readers from the unknown to the edge where they may discover and find themselves. These free verse...
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Chemical Imbalance
by EJ Rivers
Through tales of personal experiences, Chemical Imbalance tells the story of a young adult navigating complex emotions. The roller coaster of emotions experienced in life is carried throughout this collection with poems about grief, sadness,...
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Provoked by Pain
The Poems of a Broken Woman by Marilyn Nilsson Grabinsky
What do you do when, in a moment, the future you had imagined for yourself comes crashing down? After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Grabinsky was intent on beginning a new life as a professional artist when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid...
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Reminiscence Armada
selected poems by J.L. Jubert
The walls begin to crack, fissures running along The beams of its back, the pipes of its veins. It can no longer support the emptiness of its weight, The void of its rooms, the deafening sound of no one. (“Dusk Is When I Think of You Most”)...
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Examining Room
within the walls of the opioid crisis by Dr. Lorinda Spooner
During 30 years in primary care and addiction medicine, the Vancouver-based Dr. Lorinda Spooner has found her examining room a place of suffering, of adversity, but also of hope. Yet, since 2016, when the opioid crisis was declared a public...
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When Life Happens
In Poetry and Reflection by Larry Busch
When Life Happens: In Poetry and Reflection is a collection of 70+ poems of mixed genres. Romance and heartbreak, trauma, grief, aging and nature. They are written in a mix of free verse and traditional poetry styles by a Canadian indigenous...
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Inside Dreamlands
by James C. MacDonald
Unfolding through diverse, colourful narratives of real-world situations, these poems incorporate observations of a vivid waking life with the intense emotions and often surreal images of dreamland. Many poems deal with all the existential...
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Syllable Junkie
by Jason Arthur Cronkwright
Syllable Junkie begins with ‘Life’ and ends with ‘Death’. Birds learn to fly, sea turtles gorge on plastic, people drown, chickens and guppies rant, ants battle, humans pollute, sperm speak, men become fathers, nostalgia bubbles to the surface,...
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Tulips in the Afterglow
by Carter C. McKinney
Tulips in the Afterglow is a heartfelt guide to healing and self-love after a breakup. Divided into three powerful chapters, this book takes you through the stages of growth, helping you rediscover who you are and what you truly deserve. It’s a...
