Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Books

I didn’t knowwhere I was goingat that age, justthat I was traveling fastAdam Levon Brown's latest collection of poetry, Growing Up Holy and Alone, is a heartbreaking paen to love and loss. This is poetry that embraces the reader with...

F.I. Goldhaber's words capture people, places, and events with a photographer's eye and a poet's soul. As a reporter, editor, business writer, and marketing communications consultant, they produced news stories, feature articles, editorial columns, and...

Aware that inspiration comes from a place unknown, these poems center on the space that is needed to concentrate on one's artistic craft, and how focusing solely on the need for making art will summon the muses, who in turn will do what they can to...

A free verse collection of modern poetry, Ruinous takes readers through cycles of depression, growth, hurt, and healing. If you are searching for your next read in dark poetry, look no further.Disaster pulsingAlways beneath my skin,Downfall breathing in...

All Darkness and Dahlias is a book for the dark hearts who aren't afraid of ghosts. The words, paired with original artwork, blend beauty with a touch of chaos, a pinch of madness, and a dash of danger. The poetry within these pages acknowledges that...

Portland-based writer M. F. McAuliffe was shocked by the death of Ursula K. Le Guin more than she could have imagined because she’d never imagined it at all. These twenty five unconventional elegies, written over the course of the following twelve...

"I will sing you to me," said my mother, before she died. And she did. Circle the Bones with Shining is a story of love beyond death-and a prayer for all mothers and children, separated and reunited. As a daughter recovers from a life-threatening...

ଭାବ କେତେବେଳେ ଛଳଛଳ ତ ଆଉ କେତେବେଳେ ସ୍ତବ୍ଧ। ତାହା ତରଙ୍ଗାୟିତ ହୋଇ ଉଠେ ତ ଧ୍ଵନି ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରେ । ଶବ୍ଦ ଧ୍ଵନିରେ ଝଙ୍କାର ତୋଳେ । ସେ ଭାବ ଏକ ତନ୍ମୟୀ ଭାବ ।ମନ ପ୍ରାଣକୁ ଚହଲାଇ ଦିଏ ।ଶ୍ରୋତା ଶୁଣେ ତ ହୃଦୟ ଭିତରକୁ ନେଇ ଗୁଣୁଗୁଣୁ ହୁଏ ଏକ ଆତ୍ମୀୟ ଭାବ ସ୍ପନ୍ଦନରେ ।ଏହି ସ୍ପନ୍ଦନ...

ଉମାଶଙ୍କର ପଣ୍ଡାଙ୍କ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟଜଗତକୁ ତାଙ୍କର ଜୀବନବ୍ୟାପି ଅବଦାନ ପାଇଁ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡ଼େମୀ ୨୦୦୪ ମସିହାରେ ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ଅତିବଡ଼ୀ ସମ୍ମାନରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ କରିଥିଲା । ଏତଦ୍‌ବ୍ୟତୀତ ସେ ବିଷୁବ ସମ୍ମାନ, ଝଙ୍କାର କାବ୍ୟ ସମ୍ମାନ, ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ପୁସ୍ତକମେଳା ସମ୍ମାନ, ସାରଳା ସମ୍ମାନ, ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ଗଳ୍ପ...

Paunshara Pandulipi (The Manuscript of the Ashes), a collection of twenty-five love songs of Sahitya Akademi award winner author Gourahari Das define the life of love and imagination that endows thrilling moments of beauty leading the readers...

Free Verse Editions. Series Editor: Jon Thompson.In GENERAL RELEASE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD, Donna Spruijt-Metz attempts to reconcile the death of the father, the lies of the mother, a hidden half-sister, and the love for a daughter-with the...

Most Americans think that the war on terror started as a reaction to the September 11 attacks on the United States. In a series of poems and essays, Lies of an Indispensable Nation reveals that the seeds of this tragedy were planted much earlier, during...

This selection of poems by a new author was triggered by the tragic death of his 28-year-old daughter. So the collection begins with loss and the aftermath of loss: the hope of the author that his daughter and he may be reunited in the life to come. This...

A moving and bittersweet collection of short poems that narrate the journey through grief, ending with a sweet bundle of poems dedicated to another. Written by a lonely Australian teen, each poem is imbued with raw emotion and passion, and allows for...

Poems and tales depicting the struggles of a 20 something running on pure emotion. The physical and emotional journey through years of introspection. While there was terror, heartache, and loss; there was also pure love, hope, and the ability to find...

A TOR NIGHTFIRE SELECTION FOR 10 BEST HORROR POETRY COLLECTIONS OF 2020In these poems, Ashley Dioses evokes an unrelenting sequence of raw, carnal images sure to delight all fans of the morbid and the macabre. Down frightful corridors both internal and...

Author, Zachry K. Douglas, takes you through his relationship and breakup with someone he'd thought would always be there. He speaks about his pain and loss with such a conviction, you feel as though you just lost the most important person in your...

Mark Doty's last two award-winning collections of poetry, as well as his acclaimed memoir "Heaven's Coast, " used the devastation of AIDS as a lens through which to consider questions of loss, love and identity. The poems in his new collection, "Sweet...

READ LIKE PROSE.THIS BOOK OF PHOTO-PROSE-POEMSA UNIQUE COMPOSITION IN THE ART OF WRITING A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF PICTURE, PROSE and POEMS A UNIQUE COMPETENCY OF ABSTRACT, CONCRETE and LUCIDITY A UNIQUE CELEBRATION FOR EYES, INTELLECT AND MIND.....

نصوصٌ كُتبت بين عامين، موتين، وولادةٍ واحدة، أشبه بهذيٍ يجيء شاعرًا شاردًا من نفسه، يدير حدقيه -طالما يحيا- على فراغٍ ويأكله حزنٌ يُشبهه.لعامين كتبتُ هذه، نجتْ من محوٍ مرضيٍّ على كل نصٍّ أنا كاتبه، ثمانون جديلةٍ نجتْ، انجُ أنت الآن، أنت فحسب.

"Lost Poems of My Youth" beckons the soul into a profound journey through the tapestry of the human condition. Poems written in my youth and rediscovered after three decades. This collection of poems and cantos, penned with the weight of introspection...

A poem is a place to feel and interpret your emotions. Because... is a journey weaving you through the struggles of vulnerability and sadness, the connection of friendship, the elation of love, the intensity of grief, and the power of strength. Ames...

COVID-19 AND I: Killing Conspiracy Theories highlights the author's thoughts on the current Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and how its global social-economic impact has affected him. The book was inspired by a higher need to respond to queries,...

A collaborative poetry collection by Bram Stoker Award-winning writers Michael Bailey and Marge Simon-dissecting a fiery world's relentless destruction. In Sifting the Ashes, over a hundred individual and collaborative poems explore what it...

There are killers among us. Seth Michelson wants you to know that. He writes poetry to drive that important point into our collective consciousness. Killers surround us and Michelson’s poems open our eyes, like broken windows, to the dangers...

Every dog owner has experienced the heartbreak of losing their precious dogs. That moment never gets any easier no matter how many dogs you've owned. Tales from Rainbow Bridge is a series of short stories and poems about the adventures of our beloved...

Richard Francis Towndrow was a noted Victorian entomologist and botanist, and the senior member and at one time President of Malvern Field Club. He held an international honour as an Associate of the exclusive Linean Society, and published three books...

Melody Lee writes intimately and passionately on subjects close to her heart: love, loss, nature, optimism, being human, and she does it poignantly with her trademark warrior spirit. Lee assures her readers it is wonderful to be different, to be...

Christine E. Ray's award-winning debut poetry collection Composition of a Woman has been rereleased by Indie Blu(e) Publishing with 36 stunning new pieces of poetry and prose. Originally released in 2018 and awarded a Bronze Medal from the Readers...

IN THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE is a collection of poems that mourns the loss of several notable musicians while celebrating their music and what it means to be a fan. Structured as a concert, the opening section sets a tone for the collection in much the way...

One woman in twelve will be stalked in her lifetime.— 2000 Department of Justice study Making Sense Instead of shelling out hard-earned money for a lawyer to deal with this mail-tampering, “Dime Store Talc” stalker, I...

All Was Love is a beautiful book like no other.The magical narrative is shared from the greater knowledge of the soul, giving wisdom into what happens after death. It can bring comfort to those who are grieving and for those going through the...

Poet and editor Tom Lombardo brings together 115 poets from 15 nations with After Shocks: The Poetry of Recovery for Life-Shattering Events. This brilliant collection bears messages of recovery to its readers from the raw beginnings to long-term...

In Wild Juice, the poet and novelist Ashley Mace Havird confronts global and personal change. Her subjects range from the extinction of a prehuman species to the present-day reduction in sea life due to the climate crisis. Closer to home, she confronts...

Nobody lives immune to the grief and joy that seasons of life bring. A single day can feel like four seasons - along with glorious storms and blinding sunbursts.   This Poetry Chapel™ anthology invites readers into a poetic journey through...

 Along this journey called life, we experience strength and weakness, ups and downs, gains and losses, friends and enemies; yet wisdom is to realize that it all has its purpose, place and time. So, you see it is after facing our deepest despair that...

WINNER OF THE LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD"A provocative blend of philosophy and poetic expression." - Prairies Book Review"It stands as a testament to the power of poetry in exploring the depths of human emotion and the intricacies of life. This...

Embark on a journey from bitter to sweet in a romantically macabre immersive novel-in-poems. Take the gift of a difficult journey walking barefoot on the scorched earth and arriving unscathed. Allow yourself to be tricked through the gates of the dark...

The word quantum suggests dizzying equations and esoteric theory. The poetry in Quantum Ghosts is by no means scientific unless you can count the observations of the natural world and its profound influence on the individual. Instead, quantum serves as a...

Learning to LOVE and LIVE again: This unique collection of art and poetry reveals a heart in motion - from tormenting devastation to settled peace. Rene's raw expressions describing her inner journey can help those who feel shattered to move into hope...

Jack Townson is the FangFam community leader and alternative creator on several social media platforms (tiktok, instagram, twitch). An actor, singer, and writer; Jack has been a part of many different projects, being most known for The Vampire Jack...

Poetry Collection by Miloh E. Gorgevska.Miloh E. Gorgevska lives in the dreary suburbs outside of Toronto, Ontario. Nonbinary and queer, they identify as a menace to society's traditions. As a jack-of-all-trades, they are an author, director, poet...

Christine E. Ray places her original poetry and prose alongside the fierce words and artwork of 44 talented international collaborators in her latest offering, Darker Objects.  Poignant Poetic solos, duets, and provocative political...