A year ago, I was fortunate to hear poet Tracy K. Smith speak to a group and broach the topic of grief. She was our U.S. poet laureate in 2012, and authentically acknowledges collective grief and longing as a black woman. My heart leapt when I heard her share the phrase, “grief is one ofContinue reading “The consolations of grief”
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Love Can Be Prickly, Too
Love also has its painful side, and its losses… the times when love is not reciprocated, or when love changes. But all love endures in one way or another, even as it morphs through time.