My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Ken Slesarik, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Ken became a writer 17 years ago and after the loss of his son began to focus on grief and loss poetry.
"Haha naru Kokyo Futaba" (Mother hometown Futaba), a collection of poems published last year, contains a piece titled "Hoshano" (Radiation). It goes to the effect: "You have defiled the land/ You ...
A Davenport doula who specializes in end-of-life care has joined with the Midwest Writing Center to host a workshop on poetry as an expression of grief. The Dec. 28 “Narrating Grief Through ...