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"The Spirit of a Bear" is a collection of poetry by Kathryn Cloward revealing her journey through love and loss, trauma and transformation, and healing and hope. Cloward alchemizes her experiences through poetic and lyrical storytelling, offering an opportunity for resonance to anyone exploring expansive levels of self-love and uncontained personal liberation. Through her poetry, Cloward demonstrates how our growth is not linear but rather a constant ebbing and flowing through life as we experience ease and joy mixed with struggle and heartache. "The Spirit of a Bear" provides a vantage point of life's landscape, providing readers with an invitation to transform and release what is heavy and unspoken in their own lives and align with their personal truths to shine vibrantly.

Real life poems from individuals who have been through some traumatic events due to Addiction and Mental Health. Each poem, Letter, reflects the pain and anguish and the emotional roller-coaster caused by these devastating afflictions. The sole purpose of One Day at A Time is to reach out to the still suffering, and to bring like minded people together. The more people connect and share there own personal accounts will ease the suffering, by talking and writing you take the power out of your demons. The apposite of Addiction is !!!!! CONNECTION !!!!!

Ettinger's poems chronicle the plight of birds in a changing world with all the grief and hope that entails. As she shares her encounters with birds she connects us to nature and reflects some of our most vulnerable human qualities.

This heartfelt raw contemporary poetry covers the arch of leaving a relationship and beginning to rebuild, addressing a sudden death, parenting through difficult times, and finding one's voice and strength again. Follow the powerful journey through the darkening, the stumbling, and the dawning of a soul."The heavens need to pour for a while to release the sorrow, the pain, the afflicted.Stand under them and drown in the drops, wishing for them to grow larger.Understanding that the linings come in all colors, every rainbow starts with a cloud."The voices that shape us -cultural pressures, lessons of our upbringing, toxic relationships - play in our heads of our unworthiness, our imperfections, and our limitations. As we each struggle through levels of misuse and abuse, disappointments in life, adventures in parenting and caregiving, health complications and deaths, we often feel alone.You are not alone. You are seen.May these musings help in your own stumbling towards dawn.

We were not even trying to get pregnant, yet we were ecstatic about the news. We told our family and friends and made plans to welcome our first little one into the world. Then the unthinkable happened. My baby stopped moving inside of me. We lost our baby and a piece of me died too. These are the kinds of tragedies that you do not think about until it happens. You never want to think about it again, but you can't help it.Pregnancy loss and early infant loss are life-altering experiences that you can not prepare for because you do not expect them. The grief seems unbearable but somehow you must overcome it. Through it all, you must persevere and seek to mend the pieces of your broken heart. Writing helped me to put my pieces back together. Through this book may you find understanding, encouragement, empathy, and support. It is for you, the parent grieving through your loss experience. It is for you, the mother, father, sister, brother, cousin, or friend of the grieving parents. This book is for anyone who would like to better understand what a person suffering from pregnancy and early infant loss is going through to better provide substantial and positive support.

Step into the mind of a poet who contemplates the world and its mysteries with equal parts wonder and terror. A debut collection of dark and introspective poetry, perfect for those who revel in the beauty and horror of existence.An introspective, nihilistic and at times pessimistic look at the world through poetry. This is in no way an exploration of joy and mirth, but instead a book of pessimistic thought and cautionary tale. Be warned, for the horrors of truth in this book, are not for the faint of heart. Worry not, however, for between the horrific misery, there will be explorations of love, intrigue and tales of wonder. And perhaps a few moments of romantic reprieve, from the terror of existence."For, what is life, but a series of plays, run by a madman, and loved by a jester?But, oh! Hopeless ones!Heed my words! Don't forget that always,And forevermore, will you, peace,in a lover's embrace find!"

The gorgeous and poignant debut novel for fans of Anne Tyler and Claire Lombardo.'Glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight' Ann Napolitano'A page turner . . . honest, funny and deeply empathic' Charmaine Wilkerson'Deeply moving' Heat'This dramatic tragi-comedy takes us right into the head of each character' Daily Mail'Poignant and thought-provoking' Culturefly'Will make you laugh and moments later choke you up . . . impressively executed' Glamour'Such a fascinating portrayal of secrets, deceit, the complicated nature of family relationships and societal expectations. I will be recommending this book to everybody I know!' Reader Review *****----When Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they're aware their relationship will come as a shock.Twelve years have passed since the loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, Benji's sister and Morgan's best friend. No one is quite the same. As the headstrong young couple brings the two families together for the first time since the funeral, they wonder: can old wounds truly be mended?When the guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town for the whirlwind nuptials, it soon becomes clear that these estranged families are not ready to move on. Rekindled old flames, new lovers and deep resentments abound. Even the bride harbours delicate secrets about her friend's death that threaten the happiness she has worked so hard for.Will the fragile peace the wedding offers survive the sunny weekend?Or are these two families about to find out that the darkest secrets always come to light in the end?---- 'A bouquet of a book: thoughtful, heartfelt, funny, tender, tough and gorgeously written. A tremendous new writer' Elizabeth McCracken 'A study of grief, resilience and surprising joy. I know these characters will stay with me' Mary Beth Keane 'Intricately structured and elegantly written . . . a family drama that pivots between the sweeping and the intimate in seamless, wildly entertaining prose' Catherine Lacey 'Green writes with a poet's ear and an impressionist's eye, and the result is a wise, elegiac novel that is impossible to put down even after turning the last gorgeous page' Bret Anthony Johnston 'Truly elegant . . . I turned the pages as fast as I could, aching to understand the impossible' Hanna Halperin

**AN INTERNATIONAL No. 1 BESTSELLER****Selected as a Washington Post Book of the Summer**'I absolutely adored it' NINA STIBBEFrom bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes a novel about an ordinary man who thought life's surprises were behind him - until a chance encounter changed everythingBob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he encounters a confused elderly woman lost in a market and returns her to the senior centre that is her home. Hoping to fill the void he's known since retiring, Bob begins volunteering at the center. Here, as a community of strange peers gathers around Bob, and following a brush with a painful complication from his past, the events of his life and the details of his character are revealed. Behind Bob Comet's straight man facade is the story of an unhappy child's runaway adventure during the last days of the Second World War, of true love won and stolen away, of the purpose and pride found in the librarian's vocation, and the pleasures of a life lived to the side of the masses.

"Open the box and it will take your grief, but it will take it completely."This novel comprises of five stories. Each in its own genre, they form an interwoven dialogue on sorrow and reparations.

Moderrollen udforskes i en rå coming-of-age-fortælling, hvor en moderløs opvækst bliver selve livets præmis.Xuela Claudette Richardson mister sin mor i samme øjeblik, hun kommer til verden, og må derfor famle sig igennem tilværelsen uden den kvinde, hun deler navn med.Hun vokser op i et hjem, hvorfra hun kan høre bølgernes brusen, og under sin skolegang flytter hun ind i et værelse med bliktag i Jack LaBattes hus. Jack bliver hendes første elsker, og siden forelsker hun sig i stevedoren Roland, som stjæler irsk linned til hende fra de skibe, han aflæsser. Men i sidste ende gifter Xuela sig med den engelske læge, Philip Bailey.Xuelas verden er intenst sanselig med dufte af overmodne frugter, krystalviolet, svovl og regnvåde vejbaner, og den syder af Xuelas sorg over sin mor, frygt for sin far og en altomsluttende ensomhed. Og under alt andet løber den strøm, som Xuelas liv vugger på: moderløsheden og barnløsheden.Selvbiografien om min mor er en lyrisk fortælling om kærlighed og karakterdannelse og en meditation over livet og døden på øen Dominica.

Dreams change and generations collide in the second installment of the Refuge Trilogy. The Red by N. Ford follows Matthew as he embarks on another journey in search of his family's hidden truths. Meanwhile, Faith steps into leading the mutinied and war-torn Diamond Isles, while in Agon, Issachar and Amora diverge in their responses to Eden's death, further destabilizing their already fragile world. In Zoar, Jude and Jonathan face their most profound challenge yet, and a new timeline emerges to reveal the next generation to walk the Refuge's crimson-stained deck.Readers will traverse the lonely road of grief, bask in the joy of new life, savor the beauty of love's reinvention, be moved by the courage of sacrifice, and discover the power of hope in the darkest of nights.Join this mission, where determined minds and passionate souls cast off the anchor with the courage to lose sight of land and the strength to push back any horizon that threatens to stop them.The wisdom to listen. The courage to act. This is the Refuge.

En un bosque encantado, un secreto desafiante cobra vida. Matti Charlton, autor canadiense autista y transgénero, regala un relato cautivador con un mensaje potente para todos.

Winner of the Heartland Review Chapbook contest, finalist in the Wolfson Press Chapbook Competition & Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Contest, semi-finalist for Yellow Arrow Publishing's Chapbook Contest, shortlisted for Galileo Press Chapbook contest, & longlisted for The Rachel Wetzseon Chapbook Award"...a portrait of slow muting, of unfeeling and haunt. Each small vignette is a window into a life of macabre observation, quiet apathy, numbed survival and rage, dotted with moments of tenderness."-Kai Coggin, author of Mining for Stardust, Incandescent, and Wingspan"With Vanishing Below the Waist, Ellie White eloquently gives voice to frequently silenced medical conditions that can be faced by people with vaginas, such as dyspareunia, vulvodynia, and endometrioma. Vanishing Below the Waist provides a brave and unflinching portrayal of living in a body that's riddled with question. These poems defy patriarchally constructed notions of shame without ever feeling preachy or pedantic. With elegant lyricism and spellbinding imagery, White's poems dazzle as much as they rage; they glitter and burn, sing pretty and haunt."-Stevie Edwards, author of Quiet Armor

After a loss, a year in the country: four seasons to transform a garden and a self.'In the city the notion of the hours of the day, of the passage of time, is lost. In the countryside that is impossible, ' our narrator tells us. In this remote house and garden, time is almost palpable; it goes by without haste and brings into sharp relief even the tiniest details: insects, the sound of the rain, a falling leaf, the smell of damp earth. Past and present are equally weighted and visible here, revealing themselves slowly with every season and turn of the spade.So a year unfolds. A garden takes shape as his connection deepens to this place, becoming a shelter from everyone and everything, perhaps even from himself. We see the ants devouring the chard, we hear the tales his grandmother told, perhaps real, perhaps taken from a movie, and we learn about his great love, Ciro. The humid sheets in the country, the carefully renovated apartment in the city and the painful, inexplicable break-up that prompted him to take refuge in this patch of now-carefully tended land.

"Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood - a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes - Paper Boat assembles Atwood's most vital poems in one essential volume"--

STEP INTO THE CITYWhen a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own.When he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library - a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he's willing to lose.A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.PRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI'The world's most popular cult novelist' Guardian 'Wild and thrilling. . . Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked' Sunday Times'Totally gripping' Daily Express'It's safe to say that there's no one like Murakami' Literary Review'No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades' Financial Times

Opfølgeren til den japanske feelgood-bestseller Før kaffen bliver kold.I en stille sidegade i Tokyo ligger en café, der har serveret omhyggeligt brygget kaffe i mere end hundrede år. Men caféen har også har et tilbud til de særligt indviede gæster – nemlig muligheden for at rejse tilbage i tiden.I Før det er for sent får fire nye gæster mulighed for at genbesøge fortiden. En mand rejser tilbage for at se sin bedste ven en sidste gang, en søn kan endelig deltage i sin mors begravelse, en mand genser den kvinde, han ville ønske, han havde giftet sig med, og en pensioneret politimand giver sin kone en helt uventet gave.Kawaguchis roman er en smuk fortælling om mennesker, der får mulighed for at besøge deres fortid, så de kan komme videre med deres liv.

في غابة ساحرة، سر يحتمله قلة... للمؤلف ماتي تشارلتون، كندي متحول جنسياً ومتوحد، قصة برسالة قوية لكل الأعمار.

Mathias forstår ikke sine jævnaldrende. De vil høre hiphop, han er til Black Sabbath. De scroller på deres iPhones, han spiller Snake på sin Nokia. Nu er han droppet ud af gymnasiet, selvom hans karakterer var gode. Kæresten er også skredet. Hun kan ikke være sammen med en, der er så ligeglad med det hele.Han får et job på en fabrik om natten. Her møder han Abel, en fascinerende, lidt ældre fyr, der introducerer ham til “destruktion”. Snart slår Mathias løs på alskens genstande i kontrolleret aggression. I processen konfronteres han af sine dæmoner, mens fortiden begynder at snige sig ind på ham.DESTRUKTION er en fandenivoldsk YA-roman om maskuline fællesskaber, radikal selvterapi og uforløst vrede. Men først og fremmest er det historien om en rastløs ung mand med modet til at sige nej og finde sin egen vej.

”Seymour Baumgartner føler stadig, elsker stadig, begærer stadig, vil stadig leve, men i sit inderste indre er han død. Det har han vidst i ti år, og i ti år har han gjort sit absolut ypperste for ikke at vide det.” Baumgartner er en roman om livet efter den store kærlighed. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Respirator Blues is a collection of ninety lowku poems (senryu) by poet Elaine Parker Adams. Similar to the well-known haiku in structure, lowku focuses on social issues rather than nature.Adams explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of COVID-19, its effects, and the realities and myths associated with the virus. Her poems register a variety of responses to living in a COVID-impacted world-in the neighborhood, at work, in schools, and even the fraught environs of hospitals, nursing homes, and end-of-life formalities.Respirator Blues gives its topic due respect while weaving in welcome touches of levity, humor, and sarcasm. These poems provide the opportunity to read briefly but think deeply, arouse memories, and encourage reflection on the challenging experiences impacting pandemic survivors.

Der letzte Held , eine Herbst Novelle soll ein Zeugnis für die Trauer und Wut der Hinterbliebenen sein, wenn eine von uns geliebte Person unerwartet und viel zu früh von uns geht. Aber auch dass, egal wie schwer die Situation zu sein scheint, man kann sie bewältigen und im Leben voran gehen. Es soll aber auch auf die Wirkungen von Depressionen hinweisen.