Amy-Sarah Marshall's poem 'Shelled' touches on feelings of loss and remembrance through a minimal and pared-down verse.
Tag: loss
The Culture of Healing: Louise Glück on Art’s Restorative Power
Louise Glück's essay condemns current trends of pathological optimism, as well as the tendency towards 'the pornography of scars.'
The Landscape of Loss – Liz Tichenor’s ‘The Night Lake’
How to continue in the world after losing a child? Young mother and priest Liz Tichenor charts the journey of her own bereavement.
Embodying Grief – A Conversation with Liz Tichenor
Author and priest Liz Tichenor talks about her book The Night Lake, about dealing with loss and what the topography of grief looks like after seven years.
Todd Williams – Lost Socks
Todd Williams wrote this poem shortly after the death of his father, having gone through his clothes and belongings.
Champions
BY VANESSA ABLE Since before they could talk, they knew. The fearlessness of a pre-schooler's heart that knows no endings.
To Name and Describe, You Must First See
Writer and botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass is a call to awakening to ecological consciousness and an awareness of our interconnectedness with nature.
Lyall Harris – Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage is part of poet Lyall Harris’ collection One-wingèd, an in-progress manuscript about hidden abuse and what it takes to break free.
F*cked Up, but Always Beautiful
Tim Desmond writes about his wife's terminal illness, and his revelation about the way in which his deep love for his wife was manifesting as anxiety, and because of it he was missing their shared moments of beauty.
Solace, Courage and Asking the Beautiful Question
According to David Whyte, solace is the art of asking the beautiful and often difficult question of ourselves, something that also requires courage.