Still Here: A Poetry Memoir of Grief & Love - Paperback

by Lara Bolger (Foreword by), Jenny Smith (Author)

When faced with unexpected loss, pain and grief set up camp in our bodies and we don't always know how to talk about what we're experiencing, especially in the first year of loss. Still Here is a collection of poems for those trying to make sense of the fragility and terror of losing a loved one. We name the shock, wade into the everyday nuances of grief, and eventually take tentative steps into the land of the living again, only to discover love never dies. Somehow their love is still here, dancing with our every breath. Still Here is an honest reckoning with the pain and frustration of grief while journeying toward surprising healing.

Written by a poet and pastor who unexpectedly lost her youngest brother, she captures the ache of loss and the complexity of healing as her family travels the first year together. As she braves the unbearable with curiosity and trust, we're invited to unravel the grief that awaits each of us, in the hope that love never dies.

They're still here. So are we.