grief Archives - The Dewdrop

Regina Gort-Betances' "(Mother) Bear" is a wild and mournful study of loss and grief, written on a canvas of bone, blood, and root.

Not Done

The hardest battles of cancer often give rise to the most resilience, wisdom and love. BY NOAH LANE BROWNE

“The vastness isn’t somewhere else. It’s right here, embodied in the most ordinary activities.”

In this podcast episode, I explore death and the fear of mortality with Andy Chaleff, and we discuss how these experiences have shaped our lives.

With her three-part poem "Soul-Cloud of a Son", poet Aviyah Abrams wanders the tragic contours of loss through the radiance of verse.

The prose poem "Dear Mayor" by Massachusetts poet Pamela Wax immerses us in layers of spiritual practice, grief, loss, and longing.

Prolific Dutch creative Benne van der Velde lets us in as witnesses to coming to terms with grief in his poem "Cheers".

Love, loss and the biology of endings. BY DAVID WHITEHURST

Massachusetts poet Trapper Markelz paints a picture of grief and rest in the grey quiet of his poem "Final Wishes".

Time and loss isn't ever too far off in Kristine Amundrud's "Acreage Song", but neither is life and resiliency.