Thoughts from the Blog
The Power of Poetry to Face Dying, Death, and Grief
As a writer, I look for as many opportunities as possible to communicate the variety of ways families can deal with death, dying, and grief. In addition to the plays I
Poetry on the Grief Dialogues Compassion Culture Podcast
Here’s the transcript of our interview with poet Paul Taylor-McCartney on the Grief Dialogues Compassion Culture Series, a podcast series that opens the conversation about dying, death, and grief with caregivers and
Poetry and Silence: Toward Creating a Healing Space
It’s as if a poem creates the space in which silence can be experienced. —Cliff Yates For many, the pandemic of 2020-21 has been an epic journey of grief and anxiety. Loss
The Second Year
My husband died two years ago this past January. And after two years I hear all sorts of well-meaning comments from friends and family telling me I’m “strong” and “doing well.”
All Grief is Relative
Editor’s note: Living in another country, where miracles and atrocities go hand-in-hand, brings a unique blend of joys and sorrows and perspective when facing grief. ~ EC The tropical fruit I
10 Years of Saying Goodbye
Some have been gone for years; other’s days, months, a few minutes. It has been nearly 10 years since I last saw him. In the early days of loss, my mind
The Shoebox
I am not exactly sure when my dwarf hamster Elmer died. Mom fed him for a few days, while I babysat my cousin. When I returned home, I put out some food
The Mug
Editor’s Note: Sometimes it’s the simple and silly that bring us the greatest memories. It’s just a mug. I had almost forgotten that I’d hidden it all those years ago. But,
Celebrate Death as we do Birth
While I personally ended 2020 in a funk, fueled by the negativity of the world news, personal loss, and burnout from producing twenty new shows in 11 months(!), I embrace the new