Grief Poetry

Eine der Klassiker aus der Feder von Friedrich Schiller. "Sieh da! Sieh da, Timotheus, die Kraniche des Ibykus!" Schillers Rache-Ballade in der Interpretation von Mathieu Carrière. Ein Erlebnis.

Adam Scott Campbell survived a life-threatening brain tumor at age nine that recurred as a young adult. When thereafter he faced death again, he was ready for heaven. Instead, heaven came to him. Visited by his Angel, she filled him with the strength, courage, hope, and life to continue on with a purpose--to share that we are never alone and that we are stronger than we know.

So very rarely is a book of poetry so engaging that it, upon release, immediately becomes essential listening. The emotional rollercoaster that is Damaged, written by Jimmy Broccoli, whips you around on unstable rails, transporting you to a poetic wonderland that challenges the traditional while embracing the unexplored. It’s multicolored, neon graffiti on darkened walls in dimly lit rooms. It’s hesitant confessions gently leaving the lips of the accused. It’s the unexpected invitation to the dance. Damaged is exposed and vulnerable verse that whispers in bold type.

In the early 1990s, eight people living in a small conservative Florida town alleged that Dr. David Acer, their dentist, infected them with HIV. David's gayness, along with his sickly appearance from his own AIDS-related illness, made him the perfect scapegoat and victim of mob mentality. In these early years of the AIDS epidemic, when transmission was little understood, and homophobia rampant, people like David were villainized. Accuser Kimberly Bergalis landed a People magazine cover story, while others went on talk shows and made front page news.

Katherin Edwards examines the fine line between what we remember and forget; how the memories we retain become cloudy and altered by the passage of time. This book of poems is also a compilation of the wonder and surprise we discover when we manage to endure in the midst of grief and loss.

Have you ever felt lost, confused, or like you couldn’t trust yourself to make a good decision? If the answer is no, put this book down before it spontaneously combusts in your hands and move on (you are too pure). If the answer is yes, look no further and invest now. Why, you ask? Because listening to this poetry will connect you to those lost parts of yourself you think no one else sees. The parts that you wonder if they are healed or not. Don’t you want to know? Invest in Poems from a Lost Soul to find out.

A microscopic and intense view of the sometimes invisible and ignored parts of the world we inhabit. Peering into cities and our place within them, the poet searches for meaning after the death of his father, and observes the flora and fauna, which provide beauty and nourish us. This book delights the senses and poses the question, are we contributing to, or ultimately destroying our planet?

These Hands That Hold The World is a collection that deals with mortality, grief, and other matters of life. Through a mix of poetry and prose, Okoye expresses emotions of love and loss in a simple yet vulnerable way, sharing pieces of a broken heart while whispering to the listener that they are not alone. It is a brave polyphony of darkness and light and hope and heartache written in a language every soul understands.

This book is a courageous account that you cannot help but resonate with because it reveals a very human condition: suffering. It gives you hope that trauma is not an end point; positive change is possible. Loanne developed a unique way of working through her journey using poetry. Her poems reflect different stages, from the depths of trauma and adversity to healing. Using her hallmark humor to deliver difficult messages, Loanne has tied her journey to poetry, with self-help information to provide a useful and practical resource that is heroically relatable.

Take a look at the internal workings of the mind of poet and song writer Liam Browne. He lays his soul bare in so much of his work, and this collection of poems and songs from his electrifying book Dealer to Healer is no different. Themes of love, depression, loss, growth, violence, and lust are all explored in a volatile and, at times, erratic way. He also shares the lyrics from his album Forget & Remember—songs from which have been played on BBC6 Music. Liam makes words dance—so take a dive and experience a unique vision.

Osyp Vasyl'ovych Turyans'kyy—vydatnyy ukrayins'kyy pys'mennyk i literaturnyy krytyk. Tyazhkyy i zhorstokyy zhyttyevyy shlyakh pys'mennyka znayshov svoye vidobrazhennya u yoho tvorchosti, zokrema, u povisti-poemi Poza mezhamy bolyu. Tsey antyvoyennyy psykholohichnyy tvir, napysanyy u 1917 rotsi, opysuye vtechu avstiys'kykh soldativ z viys'koho polonu v period Pershoyi svitovoyi viyny. Povist'-poema Poza mezhamy bolyu vrazhaye realistychnym vidobrazhennyam zhorstokykh umov, v yakykh opynyvsya holovnyy heroy.

These are the poems that oozed out of the poet's experience and perception looking at people and the world around him. Most of the poems are on the themes of love, life, and liberty. They cover a decade-long time period in the Himalayan country of Nepal that was affected by the People's War. All poems carry emotions, human sentiments, and remnants of war, poverty, and loss of lives. Brilliant poetry, strong images, and very poetic!

A veces uno se topa con la muerte, a pesar de no haberla presentido, y no solo no se extraña sino que la acepta con la misma naturaleza con la que se acepta la vida.

c a r v e d, Kate Mapother's first collection of poetry, explores life and loss in its varied dimensions. At once gut-wrenching and hopeful, these poems take the listener by the hand and heart through themes of sexuality, God, love, grief, and family. The writing is rich in imagery and substance, leaving no doubt in the listener's mind about Mapother's ability to plumb the depths of hard emotion, then land you somewhere soft. These poems don't pretend to know. They simply witness.

Whatever happens, happens. Right? Whoever overthinks also overloves. Right? Just let it go. Right? Just stop doing it. Right? How? All these statements and no understanding of how to do it. It doesn't happen overnight, but does it even happen at all? Do I get too busy to remember? Do I become too numb to feel? How? How do I just stop? Just go, get over, and pretend? Everything happens for a reason. Right? Everything makes you stronger. Right? Wrong. I was weak. I was down. I was broken. I was lost. I made the choice to be stronger and rebuild again. I guess it is what it is. Right?

In these poems of holding and letting go, Mapother isn't afraid to plumb the depths. Just when you think you can't breathe, she breaks the surface, with you in her gentle hands. In her own words, each line is an homage to the scars that form us.

Wenn die erfolgreichen Kämpfe und schmerzhaften Niederlagen des Lebens (im Alter so um die 50 - drei links, drei rechts, drei fallen lassen) auf einander treffen, Scheidungen abgeschlossen wurden, große und kleine Kinder aus frühen oder mittleren Beziehungen ihre eigenen Wege gehen, mehrere Karrieren bereits weggearbeitet worden sind, und es eigentlich nichts mehr zu beweisen gibt, und dann ein ordentlicher Schluck Hormone dazu kommt.

Who's Going to Love the Dying Girl? by Bree Rolfe is a revolutionary debut poetry collection touching on society, loss, illness, and learning to grasp with things that cannot be changed. Rolfe executes verse with precision and fierceness.

El libro del Génesis habla de una escalera "apoyada en la tierra" cuyo "extremo toca el cielo" y de la cual suben y descienden los ángeles. Este subir de la tierra y bajar del cielo se le presenta al autor, tras la muerte repentina de su hijo, como una vía doble y simultánea para poder aliviar su dolor y acceder a la sabiduría. Paralelamente esta imagen le sugiere diferentes formas de pensar, una clara y sencilla, que poco a poco se va haciendo poesía, y otra, emocional, compleja e incierta, que se va convirtiendo en filosofía.

With over 40 poems and lyrics, Corey Toomey explores the complex themes of loss and abandonment with his collection Farewell to Giants. Highlights include the opening "Treasure Girl", the epic "Athena's Dream", and the climactic title poem.