Grief Poetry

This serves a collection of poems written by service members that were deployed to Iraq. These poems were written during deployments overseas.

This book of poetry is from a fictional character call Heidi. She is one of three main protagonists from the Blue Ring Assassins book series. As part of her character development in her down time she would right poetry, some of which are included in the books. The three girls became very close, Heidi took great pleasure from the company of Hannah and Petra, listening to their stories of days gone by. These poem’s, follow Heidi’s life as she struggled through some difficult times during WWII. Each poem depicting a certain timeline starting with the onset of war, ending with her demise. ...

Seit sein Hund Lola gestorben ist, kann den kleinen Niklas nichts mehr erfreuen. Alles ist in Traurigkeit gehüllt. Selbst wenn er mit seinen Freunden spielt, ist es nicht mehr so wie früher. Die Erde sieht dunkler aus als sonst, die Nässe ist nasser und die guten Schuhe drücken, wenn er rennt. Niklas fragt sich, ob Trauer je verschwinden kann, wenn doch alles vergeht - selbst die Schönheit der Welt... Oder ob man verlernen kann diese Schönheit zu sehen? Eines Tages lernt er einen alten Mann kennen, der immer allein auf einer Bank sitzt und in die Sonne blinzelt oder in den Schnee starrt.

Author Mae Bea Sayes is an artist-poet inspired by life, love, and literature. She transposes poems from images that come alive from ideas about her journey with the meter of language and the characters of literature. She creates cadence through wordplay and loves rhyme whenever it works. In her new collection of poems, The Graveyard and Other Poems, she examines the journey of the souls death, reawakening, and redemption.

Written nearly 40 years ago and then locked away, these never-before-published poems will touch your heart and give insight into the mind and emotions of a teenage girl. Penned just one year before her death, Susan hoped that you would find some joy and peace in her poems. This book is a posthumous collection of emotionally touching and sometimes humorous poems about life, love, loss, food, body image, and even dog food.

Una jornada en apariencia normal y corriente encierra las últimas horas con vida de cuatro poetas: Cesare Pavese, Alejandra Pizarnik, Anne Sexton y Gabriel Ferrater. Fin de poema registra, como una caja negra, los sutiles instantes que preceden a su muerte.

Unhinged: Putting the Pieces Back Together by Olena Rose showcases the unshakable strength and perseverance of the human spirit during times of romantic turmoil. Through emotionally-charged poetic storytelling, the listener is taken on a journey of healing and transformation that gains momentum page by page. By book’s end, one is instilled with an unwavering sense of self-empowerment and confidence to overcome any challenges of the heart.

When the nights grow longer, and we spend time curled up by the fire, we seek out protection from the unknown. Seeking out times of merriment and joy, yet there is always darkness in the light. Embark on a journey into a collection of urban dark poetry portraying areas of the paranormal, afflictions of the heart and mind, and questions we all face in life. There are also tales of death, love, and the reaper of death himself.

In nearly four decades as a journalist covering conflict from Rwanda to Kosovo to Palestine, Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum has always carried a book of poetry. In Ukraine, she tweeted a poem a day, and people began to read, to share, to ask for more. Here, Lindsey collects her favourite poems from ancient times to modern, by writers from all around the world. Alongside each, she recalls a memory from her own work, whether interviewing the warlords of Bosnia, meeting child soldiers in Uganda or giving testimony in Rwanda.

Michael Faudet's latest book delves deeper into the meaning of love, the intricacy of relationships, self-empowerment, seduction, and sex. Taking the listener on a whimsical and sometimes heartbreaking journey, where fantasy and reality collide. Cult of Two is much more than just a beautiful collection of poetry, prose, and short stories. It is a compelling invitation to confront and explore the conflicting emotions that live within all of us.

In the footsteps of Charles Bukowski comes Hosho McCreesh's magnum opus of drunk poetry. Mammoth in size and scope, DrunkSkull books is pleased to release the audiobook version of A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst, a drunken, epic collection about death and love that is unlike any of McCreesh's previous work.

In this poignant and inspiring collection of 60 poems, Melody Wallack takes listeners on a journey through the highs and lows of life after loss, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of love. Through her personal story of grief and healing, Wallack captures the beauty and pain of love, the sorrow of loss, and the transformative power of self-discovery.

This is a book about who I was and who I am. About pain and depression and suicide and regrowth. It's about hope and living a future you didn't expect to live. More specifically, it is about my suicide attempt in 2019, after years of struggling with alcoholism, depression, and self-harm. It's about my second chance and making it all that it can be. It uses my writing from before my attempt and after my attempt to compare how I changed and my views of life.

In an abandoned dance studio, there's music and dancing unheard and unseen by anyone. The whispers in the shadows laud praises upon the figure that spins around the room. Nothing moves, and yet everything moves around the room. Darkness and light intertwine and dance to cast the shadows of the world. A dance that goes beyond the borders between the worlds is performed within flickering shadows.

Something is coming, it's hiding in the dark. In shadows, it is stalking, ready to stop your heart. This poetry collection will take you deep into the depths of hell, Through lava filled pits.

In the ethereal verses of "THINGS," listeners are invited to delve into the enigmatic depths of complex emotions, intricately entwined with the suffocating grip of anxiety. As the words unfold, evocative language weaves a tapestry that reveals the hidden realities of navigating life's tumultuous terrain while anxiety relentlessly seeps into every crevice of our rationale.

An unbearable loss followed by a devastating divorce. The path to recovery starts here. The suicide of a child is the most terrible thing that can happen to parents. Many parental relationships fall apart due to the crushing weight of such a trauma. In her poignant poetic memoir, Devi Nina Bingham shares her journey following the loss of her daughter. Through Survivor Times Two: A Poetic Memoir of Suicide and Divorce, Bingham offers a candid and soul-cleansing reflection on the post-modern experience of grief. The book reminds the reader that they are carrying a tremendous load—or, in the...

Fragments of a Dying Dream is a profound journey through the emotional and spiritual landscape of trauma, healing and self-discovery. This collection of evocative prose poems captures the rawness of grief and the beauty of transformation. The author explores themes of pain, resilience, and inner strength, weaving together memories of personal loss and triumph with deep reflections on the soul’s journey. Each fragment is a window into the complexity of the human experience, where moments of sorrow intersect with glimmers of hope and healing.

By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in transition, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment.

Outside Gravity - Poems from a Personal Journey by Paul Burnore contains lyrical, crafted poems about loss, grief, and coming to terms with both death and life. These poems are seasoned by an international life and close observation about what really matters. In Outside Gravity, many poems grapple with the loss of a young son and the nearly crippling grief that followed. But this loss is balanced with broader reflections about death, along with a rebalancing of life containing love and the splendor of nature.