In the Mourning Grove
is a collection of poems in the key of grief that will resonate with anyone who has experienced loss. From a young girl's yearning for siblings to a middle-aged mother's lament for her adult child, the poems bring lyricism, music, and spirituality to moments of heightened emotion. The first half of the book consists of poignant elegies to and about the poet's son, Noah, who died by suicide at age 21. The second half explores a range of sorrows, from parents' divorce and early deaths to various losses of innocence and the passing of a beloved pet. The book is a life-affirming beacon and companion for the grief that many of us carry, an invitation to venture without fear into-and beyond-the mourning grove.