Grief Poetry

The Back of Your Pickup: Poems of Love, Loss, and the Roads That Never Led Home. I remember the summer heat sticking to my skin, the radio humming a song we half-knew, and your hand tapping the steering wheel like you had nowhere to be but everywhere to go. The back of your pickup wasn’t just a truck bed—it was a church, a confessional, a place where love was whispered under a sky too big for the things we couldn’t say. The Back of Your Pickup is a collection of poetry that lingers in the spaces between love and loss, between leaving and staying, between who we were and who we became.

The First Flower After the Fire is a companion for the quiet journey through the aftermath of a shattering event. It is a collection of poetry that speaks to the moments that feel unspeakable—the initial shock, the haunting echoes, the slow mending of the scars, and the gentle return of the light. This book is not a guide with easy answers. It is a quiet room, a validation of your pain, and a testament to the profound strength found in resilience.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Dennis explores the expansiveness and complexity of universal virtues within the realm of the everyday in this thought-provoking new collection Though most of the virtues that interest Carl Dennis in Earthly Virtues have traditional names, they are provided with...

Expósita abraza, desde una voz poética precisa y cuidadosa, la brevedad de la vida, su fragilidad, y la sensación de abandono. Los poemas de Pura López Colomé acercan su oído a la condición delicada del mundo, al día a día y al objeto que, aunque común, se transforma en memoria y recuerdo del ser humano.

How I Hope to Reach You is a collection of raw and reflective poetry about survival, identity, grief, and growth. These poems are not polished performances. They are personal truths written out of necessity. This collection was made for those still figuring it out, still trying, still hurting. Inside are words for when you need to feel understood, for when you need to feel less alone. If you have ever needed something to hold on to, this book offers a hand. These are poems written by someone who is still here, reaching out, hoping you will take it.

No amarás es un viaje de autodescubrimiento, sanación y transformación personal. Este libro es una esperanza para quien haya sobrevivido a una relación tóxica, así como también para cualquiera que esté transitando una ruptura o un duelo. Es momento de reparar viejas heridas y dejar que el amor regrese de manera saludable y segura.

Dean Browne arrives at the After Party with the maturity and style of an altogether more seasoned poet. In a debut collection of standout and stand-alone poems, each tests the boundaries of its unique universe. Browne is a mesmeric teller of strange tales, imaginings that can seem origamically contained within the compressed dimensions of a poem. A leg sets off on a long train journey; a Parisian alley cat is launched into space; earthbound lovers attempt to connect while their inner lives prove unbridgeable.

This edition brings together A Scattering and Anniversary into a single book of lamentation and remembrance, its subject being Christopher Reid's wife, the actress Lucinda Gane, who died of cancer at the age of 55. A Scattering was first published in the UK in 2009 to wide acclaim, winning the Costa Book of the Year Award. This moving and fiercely self-reflective collection is divided into four poetic sequences.

A book of poetry and song lyrics by Joe Lyon. In "Poetry is Cool," the author invites listeners to explore a lifetime's worth of lyrics and poems, meticulously crafted over fifty years. This collection spans from 1979 to the present, touching on themes of living, aging, love, family, after-life, and reflecting on life's journey. Through heartfelt and authentic expressions, the author captures the real and imagined landscapes of their experiences, preserving these works as a testament to their existence. This compilation serves as a reminder that, once, there was a voice, a mind, and a heart that felt deeply and expressed those feelings through the timeless art of poetry.

Immerse yourself in the soul-stirring verses of Aubrey E. Drummond’s second poetry collection, Eating ‘Round the Toilet Stool. Following the success of Boy, Kant You Read, Drummond continues to captivate with his poignant reflections on love, life, grief, and death. Experience the world through the eyes of a black man, as he weaves tales of reality and fantasy into a tapestry of emotions. Don’t miss this journey into the heart of life’s complexities.

Gathering Broken Light confronts pasts we cannot understand, largely following the October 2017 mass shooting. Anchored in the severity and the beauty of the Mojave Desert landscape, fractured narratives, surrealist repetition, and imagistic lyricism work to contemplate grief, including both overwhelming sorrow and deep love. To those lost by gun violence, a voice yearns, “I wish I could sing the sky to you.”

Abrir el corazón, dejar que se desangre, así entiende Alberto Villarreal la poesía y, en este nuevo libro, rompe con todo lo que nos enseñaron sobre ocultar lo que sentimos y esconder el amor que no encaja en lo que otros esperan. Cada poema de Te daré el olvido habla sin filtros sobre nombrar lo que duele y amar con valentía, sin miedo. Es un testimonio sobre lo difícil que es olvidar a las personas que hemos amado, y cómo su ausencia se vuelve un eco constante en el cuerpo.

After receiving the news that in vitro would be her only hope for biological children, award-winning poet Emily Adams had to learn to live in a new world of needles, embarrassing tests, long waiting periods, and expensive doctor appointments.

En Despierta Lorena Pronsky nos habla, de una manera honesta y visceral, sobre cómo superar los golpes de la vida: las pérdidas, el desamor y los miedos.

Cada poema é como a última tragada de um cigarro aceso: breve, densa e inevitavelmente efêmera. Nosso amor foi queimado como cinzas de um cigarro é uma coleção de poesias intensas e melancólicas sobre amores que ardem, consomem e desaparecem.

As Our Souls Foretold is an evocative collection that transcends time, identity, and human experience, guiding listeners into the hidden currents of the mind and soul. Each verse flows like a wave—sometimes gentle and calm, other times intense and transformative—carrying listeners through the ebb and flow of subconscious thoughts and emotions. Themes of love, loss, transformation, and resilience weave throughout the collection, offering a poetic journey that invites reflection and self-discovery.

A collection of poems that delves into the depths of human emotion, blending the serenity of the ocean with the complexity of the soul. Each poem is a wave, carrying listeners through themes of love, loss, hope, and self-discovery. With evocative imagery and lyrical grace, this anthology invites you to explore the intimate whispers that lie within the currents of our hearts. Perfect for anyone seeking solace and inspiration in the rhythm of words.

The Winnowing-Fan by Laurence Binyon was the original book of poetry within which ‘For the Fallen’ first appeared. Now used in Remembrance Day services, it is today his most famous poem. This new edition of the book includes newspaper articles and reviews, which historically re-contextualise the poems. A brief introduction and annotations to individual poems clarify both period detail and Binyon’s biographical perspectives.

From the Inside of Corners by Taran Ailey is a poignant collection of poetry and prose that delves into the raw and intricate emotions of being human. Through vivid and heartfelt verse, Ailey explores the depths of grief, heartbreak, loss, life, and love, capturing the nuances of our most profound experiences.

This is a collection of poetry by the author that functioned greatly as a diary as she navigated her way through the rocky existence that was her mid twenties. She describes what it's like to burn with anxiety, drown under the weight of depression, feel misrepresented with chronic health conditions, grieve the loss of a loved one, and more.