Narrative temaer: død, sorg, tab

sonnets is an unforgettable and unsettling sequence of lyric sonnets. The violence of Edward Doegar's poems disrupts our most fundamental notions of love and family, of the past and the present, and our own ability to reconcile through rich and beautiful writing, which is also acutely disquieting and uncomfortable. These poems are brutal, but they are also tender, and we read them, as we must read them, as witnesses. sonnets is a unique and stunning body of work.

Hannah used to think of herself as the girl hounded by death and darkness. Her family has been hounded by death for a long time, but they were and are even more tenaciously hounded by Life and Love, the truer, greater, realer Hound. The Hound that shows that the hound of death is but a shadow, a shadow that is chased away by Light.- - - - - - - -These are poems of doubt and faith, darkness and light, brokenness and healing. These are poems that reach out their hand to you, inviting you into these supposed contradictions to meet Love that envelopes all of them.Come in, you are welcome here.

The Love & Disaster Trilogy finishes with a second chance romance about betrayal, forgiveness, and the healing power of love.

Det lange svar er en roman om relationer mellem kvinder, om graviditet, fertilitet, håb og sorg. Historien fortælles af Anna, som er gravid, men som får at vide, at hendes barn har en alvorlig genetisk betinget hjertefejl, som det vil dø af. Derfor må Anna abortere, og det bliver begyndelsen på en lang og alvorlig sorgproces. Gennem denne møder Anna en række kvinder, som hver har deres historier, der på fornem vis flettes ind i hinanden og sammen tegner et fascinerende billede af kvinders liv og vilkår i vor tid. Om forfatteren: Anna Hogeland er privatpraktiserende psykoterapeut med en master i socialt arbejde fra Smith College School. Det lange svar er Anna Hogeland´s debutroman og udkommer i 7 lande. Hun bor i Vermont, USA, sammen med sin familie.

Winner of the Blue Light Book AwardMark Tate is the author of three previous books of poetry Pommes de Terre (2001), Sur lie* (2002), and Rooms and Doorways (2003), and three novels, Beside the River, and its sequel River's End (McCaa Books, 2021), and Butterfly on the Wheel (McCaa Books, 2022). He served for ten years on the Sonoma County Poet Selection Committee for the poets laureate of that county. He is a long-time resident of Northern California where he lives with his wife, Lori.From the sanctuary of Pineshadow (both place name and poetic persona), Mark Tate composes moments of tender, meditative attention, reminding us of beauty and intimacy, as well as what is lost to addiction, dementia, death, and delusion in a fractured world bent on following darkness. "How do we lose our way with this much light?" the poet asks. How indeed! Alluding to the Tang poet Hanshan, Tate writes, "I use what remedy/Is at hand to save the world." Tate's depiction of a Zen tea ceremony midway through the collection offers a kind of ars poetica, simultaneously describing the ritual and his verses, "bowing to every honored thing." With empathy and deft lyricism, the poet blesses our times of darkness with light and transforms them into an experience of the sacred.- Terry Ehret, author of Lost Body and Night Sky Journey Mark Tate's new volume of poems, Walking Scarecrow, is a microcosm of large-scale wisdom and beauty. Generously including bits of conversation with the ancients - Bash¿, Li Po, and others - Tate interweaves deep questions about how to live richly and well with homespun scenes of his simple, rural life. Cold Mountain runs like a gold vein through the quartz of these poems. "Philosopher and Perch" and "Tea" stand out. Replete with the doings of birds and local flora and fauna, Tate's keenly observant eye, philosophical heart, and skillful use of surreal images invite us into the kitchens and backrooms of his world.- Sandra Anfang, author of Finishing School and Looking Glass Heart

Find refuge and wisdom with a student of Thich Nhat Hanh in the pages of this poignant poetry collection that speaks to the heart of overcoming life’s adversities, Zen styleThis profound poetry collection, written by a disciple of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, charts a journey from turmoil to tranquility. In this deeply personal work, Sister Dang Nghiem, known for her insightful and compassionate teachings, unveils a journey of transformation and healing that bridges two pivotal phases of her life: the years prior to her monastic ordination and the profound insights gained thereafter. This unique compilation, divided into two distinct parts, illustrates Sister Dang Nghiem's evolution not just as a poet but as a spiritual practitioner. The first half, spanning 1989-1999, offers a glimpse into her pre-monastic life, filled with yearnings for reconciliation and liberation yet entangled in suffering and attachments. The latter half, encompassing her writings from 2000 to 2023, reflects a stark transformation, imbued with the wisdom and tranquility of her Zen practice. Not just a display of poetic prowess, but also a testament to Sister Dang Nghiem's resilience and spiritual growth, these poems resonate with honesty and vulnerability, providing readers with a candid testament to the life-altering power of healing through mindfulness and deep community. The River in Me offers a path toward inner peace and wholeness for those navigating the complexities of life and is an essential read for anyone seeking solace and understanding.Includes 17 black and white photographs prior to and after monastic ordination.

Variety Turns is a collection of elegies for Christopher Arksey's mum who passed away from cancer in 2016. Arksey pays tribute to his mum by recalling not just the solemn moments, but the dark humour we often lean on when trying to cope with loss. These poems exemplify the permanence of grief, while bringing to light the unknowable and unfulfilled parts of the lives of those we've lost. Written with subtle precision, Variety Turns is both a tender tribute and a quiet but affecting exploration of loss and how we grieve.

A new edition of Lisa St Aubin de Terán's fourth novel (first published 1986 by Jonathan Cape)

"With searing intelligence and great sensitivity, the final poems of Kelly Caldwell-many addressed to Cass Donish, her partner in the years before her suicide at thirty-one, swim through a complex matrix of transformations: mental illness, divorce, gender transition, and self-discovery. But they wrestle, too, with the poet's painful relationships with her family of Christian missionaries, who refused to affirm her identity. In a sequence of "dear c." poems scattered throughout these pages, Caldwell writes letters to her lover from an out-of-state residential hospital where she is receiving treatment for suicidal depression and mania. In a long poem titled "Self-Portrait as Job," she offers us her lucid gaze and her queer take on the biblical figure-an understated yet powerful testament to her own suffering in a society whose structures may not contain her. Both striking and elusive, both raw and learned, with a delicacy of syntax that challenges us to interrogate becoming itself, Kelly Caldwell asks us from beyond: What kind of fragile agency is at the heart of obliterating change?"--

"Queer writers Cass Donish and Kelly Caldwell were life partners for four years, until Caldwell's suicide in March 2020. Side by side, they wrote poems and explored their evolving gender identities, navigating Caldwell's severe bipolar disorder and rejection by a family that didn't accept her as a woman. In Your Dazzling Death, Donish shares with their absent lover and with the reader an ongoing conversation about the self, intimacy, and an experience of love and loss that transcends time. In this unprecedented collection, Donish elegizes Caldwell and summons the courage to witness their own life, widowed and isolated as a global pandemic began to unfold. With searing honesty and a bravery that refuses to turn away from the traumatic loss, exposing deep humility and vulnerability, they find a fierce new aesthetic for the disorientation and anguish of grief; they recall the joy of Caldwell's becoming, as together they "sounded out" / your new potential names / until we found those syllables ...which tasted, you said, like having / a future". Now that their shared life is forever ended, Donish turns to ritual and natural cycles in order to survive; they find in the words that they once said to Caldwell have a new place on the page. In "Kelly in Violet," the centerpiece of this collection, the story of Caldwell's death emerges, partly in conversation with the work of Uruguayan poet Marosa di Giorgio, whose poetry allowed Donish to access the shattering event and appears here in ghostly traces. Your Dazzling Death memorializes a particular woman, ritualizes the work of grief and love, and subverts linear time, asserting that a future with new love and partnership in it will be informed forever by a monumental love that is still alive in the past"--

Ca. 100 v. Chr. in einem inzwischen längst trockengelegten Moor östlich des heutigen Düsseldorf macht ein Bauer namens Wotan eine lebensverändernde Erfahrung, wodurch er ungefragt zum Gehilfen des Heilers Ratmar wird.Durch ihr Aufeinandertreffen finden die zwei sich einem Spannungsfeld zwischen dem keltischen Himmelsgott Taranis und dem germanischen Wettergott Thor ausgesetzt. Dies aber hat bis in die heutige Zeit reichende Auswirkungen.Eine einfühlsame Erzählung über jemanden, dem es gelingt, sein Verzweifeln an der Grausamkeit der Welt wie der Götter zu überwinden und seinem Leben einen Sinn zu geben.

”Det er en hård dag i dag! Kan jeg virkelig være den eneste pårørende til en kræftramt, der i perioder bliver fyldt med afmagt, træthed og en stor følelse af ensomhed? Sygdommen har taget kontrollen over vores fælles liv."Pårørende til kræftpatienter er en overset gruppe i sundhedsvæsnet og på arbejdsmarkedet. Gennem en spørgeundersøgelse og otte interviews dokumenterer forfatter Anita Justesen, hvor vigtige de pårørende er for den kræftsyge, og hvor stor en byrde, der bæres af denne gruppe.I bogen fortælles om tabubelagte følelser, om et sundhedsvæsen, der har spillet fallit, om arbejdspladsers manglende forståelse og om venner og familie, der trækker sig.Endelig samles trådene i bogen til en række anbefalinger, der kan støtte op om de pårørende.Om forfatterenAnita Justesen (f. 1959), cand.mag. i historie og erhvervsøkonomi, stoppede med at arbejde, da hendes mand blev ramt af kræft. Denne bog er hendes personlige og kærlige opråb til omverdenen om, at man som pårørende har behov for at blive hørt, set og anerkendt for den indsats, man gør.

Das 2023 in München stattgefundene Festival »Female Peace Palace« widmete sich dem Mut, den Vorstellungen und den Kämpfen von Frauen in Krieg und Widerstand. Mit Theater, Literatur, Gesprächen, Vorträgen und Podcasts wurde ein Bogen von einem visionären historischen Ereignis während des Ersten Weltkriegs - dem Internationalen Frauenfriedenskongress 1915 in Den Haag - hin zu aktuellen Konfliktzonen gespannt. Im Vertrauen auf die Kunst und das Theater suchten die Autor*innen, Künstler*innen, Journalist*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen nach Beschreibungen für die Dilemmata und Höllen des Krieges und widmeten sich gleichzeitig der Kraft, aus der gemeinsames Handeln dagegen wachsen kann. Das internationale Festival war eine erste Einladung, ins Imaginieren und Sprechen zu kommen, wo angesichts von Krieg und Hass Worte und Vorstellungsvermögen fehlen. Das gleichnamige Lesebuch dokumentiert das Festival der Monacensia und der Münchner Kammerspiele und erweitert es mit neuen Beiträgen.

She only remembers dying.In 1971, a near-fatal automobile accident throws Izzy Monroe's life into upheaval after she survives with a traumatic brain injury that leaves her with no short-term memory. Unable to continue her graduate studies, she retreats to her childhood home on Chappaquiddick Island, adrift and despairing.Izzy's closest friend, Maria Belli, confronts her with a choice: sink deeper into a numbing grief or find the courage to redefine who she is. Supported by Maria, Izzy sets aside her fear and takes a job on a farm in Italy owned by Maria's grandfather.She begins to find purpose on the farm, but is consumed with hiding her impairment and unwilling to form a bond with anyone-until she encounters Daniel Richetelli, a troubled Jesuit priest who has returned to his grandfather's farm seeking a respite from his own crisis.Battered by family expectations, guilt, betrayal, and self-doubt, Izzy and Daniel struggle to reconcile their immediate and compelling intimacy with their search for new and fulfilling lives.A story of longing, forgiveness, and the healing power of love.

Georgie would do anything to help his father - even learn the dying art of necromancy.Twelve-year-old Georgie works hard to care for his grieving father while keeping his nosy younger cousin out of trouble. But when his father begins to decline even further, Georgie decides to bring back the one person who could do it all, his deceased mother.The local Necromancer is an awkward and solitary man with an ancient black cat and a literal skeleton in his closet. With a few words, he can cause a dead sparrow to fly, stop an animated skeleton in its place, and even speak to the dead themselves. Georgie is quickly swept away into a world of skeletal horrors, abandoned graves, and wizard duels where woodland creatures arm themselves against the undead. But can he convince the Necromancer to resurrect his mother in time? Perfect for fans of Diana Wynne Jones and T. Kingfisher, THE NECROMANCER'S APPRENTICE is a whimsical take on the process of grieving and learning to live again.

Written after the unexpected death of her mother, Michelle Meyer's The Trouble with Being a Childless Only Child takes root in the body, exploring loss and trauma along with the sexual and social dynamics of one woman's place among men. Part epistolary and part memoir, Meyer questions her own role in creating the boundaries that defined her mother's life while reaching, often in vain, for clarity through the fog of loss. Serving as both tribute and penance, each poem is a funeral song versed with longing, and ultimately hope, for spiritual release.

A book of collected poems on topics ranging from poetry itself to the unanswerable questions.On Poetry, A Few Greeks, The Presence of Absence, Cycles, Copper Pennies, Months, Wanderings and Wonderings, H2O, Family, Progression, Currents, War, Music, My Yard, Pen to Paper, Closing Lines, One Absolutely Last Poem

Forever Purrfect Journal is the complete notebook for cat owners. With space to record your feline's details, medications, vaccinations, milestones and photos.It's a must for all the important "cat stuff " about your cat.

In the sequence of poems that forms the spine of this debut collection, Luke Palmer casts 16th Century alchemist Paracelsus as an eccentric single father, giving voice to his Homunculus; a preformationist child and the secret to eternal life. By turns playful and profane, the arcane bleeds into the everyday, untethered from history - a walk in the woods is an encounter with an angry god, a potty training accident becomes a metaphysical exploration. Elsewhere, Palmer addresses masculinities from both sides of the 'father tug', roving between the concrete and ephemeral, asking questions of language, the wants of an aging body, and what it means to live forever.

Being the eldest daughter is similar to the Final Girl in a slasher movie; everyone has to die for you to survive. But I don't feel like the Final Girl. Not when it's my blood on the knife.

Death claims the living realm.Scarred by the demon's influence, Waclaw cannot forget the horror he caused in Vastroth. He knows he must be strong to face Koschei and the Frostmarked Horde, but powerful magic protects the deathless sorcerer. With everyone Waclaw loves at risk, can he control his power and find the key to slaying Koschei's soul as his tribe burns?Anointed by the Vastrothie, Otylia has found worshipers and new strength in the force of endings, but it's nothing without her mother. She finally knows where to find Dziewanna. Can she save her before the pacts she's woven with her enemies come due?Charge into the fast-paced fourth entry of The Frostmarked Chronicles as gods, spirits, and demons from Slavic myths clash for control of the Three Realms.

Long-lasting (adj.): A deep, bone-aching perpetuity. Or word play on 龙 (the Chinese word for "dragon"), the creatures that have a larger foothold on our realities than we'd let on. Our mother tongue is afflicted with a compendium of beasts-from foxes to dragons to butterflies. Our existence is always inexorably linked with wildness, an act of rebellion against external forces. This chapbook explores the Chinese language, in addition to Chinese mythology and pop culture references, to reflect on the tension of minority existence and generational trauma. It seeks to confront the metaphorical dragons in our family, from war to racism to cultural practices and stereotypes, including ideas of femininity and filial piety, to understand how they've shaped us into who we are today.

With bereaved strangers becoming friends, all coming together on Christmas Day, this is a heartwarming, uplifting and intriguing story, laying the ground for an exciting new series.

Irena er eneste tilbageværende beboer i ejendommen, alle andre er flygtet på grund af krigen og hun påtager sig at se efter de tomme lejligheder. Hun lægger små sedler med beskeder om, hvad hun har ordnet og lånt: "Kære Oleksandr og Kateryna. Jeg skal nok tage mig af hunden. Den stod og peb. Det var synd for den. Jeg ved jo heller ikke, hvornår I er tilbage. Jeg har smidt liljerne ud ..." Ved slutningen af en vinters roman er beretningen om krig set fra et stilfærdigt stædigt menneskes vindue. Skrevet af Carsten Müller Nielsen, bl.a. kendt for den DR-prisvindende og lige så smukke roman de døde fylder dagene med en smag af mønter.

Krise og krig kan få de værste sider frem i mennesker.1930’ernes armod kan være svær at forestille sig i dagens Danmark. Stor arbejdsløshed og barsk fattigdom var virkeligheden for mange. Danmarks rolle i Anden Verdenskrig fik senere stor betydning, særligt efter 1943, hvor flere begyndte at tvivle på en tysk sejr. Frygten for kommunisterne og deres styre spillede her en større rolle end man forestiller sig i dag. Den Spanske Borgerkrig og Finlandskrigen stod friske i folks erindring, og de ideologiske værdifronter var trukket hårdt op - med stor frygt og had til modparten.Få er tilbage, som har været vidner til - og levet med - 30’ernes krise og 40’ernes krig og efterkrigstid. Bent Hammeken er født i 1933, og giver os mulighed for at forstå lidt af hverdagslivet, som det så ud for blot et par generationer siden. I bogen ’Erindringsglimt’ deler han ud af sine minder fra en svunden tid, set med barnets øjne.

Pumuzi vom roten Gabelbaum und Jua vom Dornenhain - zwei Sonnenläufer wider rauflustige Erdmännchen und schiedliche Nashörner, dazwischen belehrende Giraffen und tolle Löwen und mörderische, besser noch mordsdämliche Hyänen. Zwei rasend schnelle Geparde eingeholt von ihrer Vergangenheit. Kann das gut ausgehen?Die Geschichte, ein Zeugnis vergangener Tage, entführt euch in entlegene Teile Afrikas - unerschlossen, wild, ursprünglich. Dort, fern der gewohnten Ordnung, weitab von Sanftmut und Erbarmen, begleitet ihr zwei Geparde auf dem gemeinsamen Weg durch ihre schöne, raue Welt. Was zunächst nach Einklang klingt, ist bald schon Katzenjammer, denn sind jene auch von gleicher Art, haben beide nicht viel mehr gemein als ihre Ungleichheit. So fände man sie unter keinen erdenklichen Umständen je zusammen vor, und eben das Undenkbare zwingt sie dazu - beide vereint auf zauberhafte Weise. Als sei diese Sache nicht genug Beschwer, entdecken sich den zweien bald neue Fährden, eine dem Tode näher als die andere. Und über allem liegt ein dräuender Schatten, ausgeworfen von einer unheilvollen Allianz, gedungen, die gesamten Graslande zu verdunkeln.

Beauty in the Breakdown, the debut poetry collection by Renee Lynn Furlow, is a tapestry of pain and joy. This book takes you on a journey through the ups and downs of life in a way only a poet can. It is written for the warriors, the forces of nature who have learned to fight and rise above the challenges thrown at them. There is pain in these lines, but there is hope too. Each piece serves as a reminder that there is beauty in the breakdown. There is magic in it too.

Catherine Owen, from Vancouver, BC, is the author of fifteen collections of poetry and prose. Her work has won and been nominated for awards and has been toured across Canada 12 times. She edits, hosts the series 94th Street Trobairitz, and runs the podcast Ms. Lyric's Poetry Outlaws from her home in Edmonton, AB.