Grief Poetry
(Underlined/highlighted books are available from the A Place To Remember www bookstore.)

A Little Book Of Comfort: An Anthology of Grief, Anthony Guest, 1995. HarperCollins. For People Who Hurt...

When Someone Dies, Bruce Conley and Karen Howard, Thumb Printing, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn, IL 60119. Poems pertaining to the death of infants, expressing feelings people have associated with grief and death.

I Knew You For A Moment, published by the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center, 1421 E. Wayzata Blvd., #40, Wayzata MN 55391, (612) 473-9372. A collection of poetry written after a baby dies. It offers an intimate look into the hearts of others who have experienced a tremendous loss.

Rainbow After a Storm, Susan Erling, 1994. A Place to Remember, 1885 University Ave., Suite 110, St. Paul MN 55104, (800) 631-0973. A compilation of poetry by Susan Erling Martinez. The collected works span from when she first learns she is pregnant, through the stillbirth of her son, Jesse, and on to the subsequent birth of her twins. It follows the joy of discovery, the pain of loss, and the joy mixed with foreboding during a subsequent pregnancy. Contains 20 poems, including "The Birth/Death," "A Letter to My Unborn Babies," and "Rainbows."

She was Born: She Died, Marion Cohen. Centering Corp., Omaha, NE. Available from A Place to Remember, (800) 631-0973. A collection of beautiful, gut-level poems surrounding the birth and death of Marion's baby daughter.

The Promise of a Rainbow - after a child dies, Patti Tachi, 1985. Burns and Associates, Ft. Collins, CO. A bereaved mother's journal through the grieving process following the death of her three week old son due to a fatal congenital abnormality.

Thoughts of Angels, Pen Parents, Inc., 1990. Pen Parents, PO Box 8738, Reno, NV 89507-8738, (702) 322-4773. A collection of letters and poems written in memory of babies and children who have died. Written by bereaved parents and family members.