{"product_id":"solitary-light-priscilla-bernard-wieden-9781968610043","title":"Solitary Light: Mourning Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoetry is conduit for communicating our shared experiences and broadening our understanding-of ourselves and each other. In her debut book of poetry, \u003cem\u003eSolitary Light\u003c\/em\u003e, Priscilla Bernard Wieden shares her journey when the unspeakable happens, and then offers every grieving widow a glimmer of light. These poems are a beacon to help you find your way out of the despair of grief, to help you look deep inside your own spirit, and emerge with a heart full of loving memories as you find the beauty in joyful living that still awaits you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...incredible collection of poems...beautiful, sad, lyrical, and absolutely human. Wieden guides us through this pain with a strong hand, even as she guides her own broken heart.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-MATTHEW DICKMAN author of \u003cem\u003eAll-American Poem\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHusbandry Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Solitary Light addresses death and the cycle of life with extraordinary beauty. Heart-wrenching poetry, yes. An ode to love, yes. And so much more...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-JOHN PERKINS, author of \u003cem\u003eConfessions of an Economic Hitman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What shines from these pages is, indeed, a beacon of hope, one with enough strength to penetrate darkness. Her poems celebrate finding light\/ in broken places\/ where joy\/ timidly slips in.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-PAULANN PETERSEN, Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These are poems from the first days of grief, where words have the courage to begin to express both sorrow and survival. This book is about one person's grief as a companion for many, for you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-KIM STAFFORD, author of \u003cem\u003e100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...exquisite, elegant, searing, powerful, heartbreaking, glorious, wrenching, transformational, and unforgettable...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-LYNNE TWIST, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of\u003cem\u003e The Soul of Money \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLiving a Committed Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Priscilla Bernard Wieden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968610049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968610043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Priscilla Bernard Wieden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447166284031,"sku":"9781968610043","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cee8767-6e77-4271-9b4c-bc0be8fe6a05.jpg?v=1777229282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/solitary-light-priscilla-bernard-wieden-9781968610043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}