{"product_id":"the-weeping-degree-kelly-watt-9781957468327","title":"The Weeping Degree: How Astrology Saved Me From Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003eBRONZE MEDAL WINNER IN POETRY--The Wishing Shelf Awards, U.K. (2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISTINGUISHED FAVOURITE (2nd prize) --The Independent Press Awards, U.S. (2026) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Weeping Degree is a poetry collection readers call \"powerful\" and \"healing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if a wound could become a gift? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if your moment of greatest despair sent you a healing journey that would change your life forever? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Weeping Degree, a gritty collection of poetry and prose takes you on a survivor's journey from brokenness to wholeness, darkness to light; from tears to triumph and finally laughter. This brutally honest poemoir by award-winning writer, Kelly Watt, tells the herstory of a trauma, as it echoes throughout the author's life, slowly transforming through time from a wound to a gift. Along the way, Watt turns to astrology, Buddhism, and the women's movement to make sense of her tragic experiences. Divided into three sections: The Home for Little Girls, The Buddha and The Pink Futon,  and Hands Across the World, this narrative travels the globe, starting in the silent shadows of foster care in a bleak Canadian suburb, and emerging into the light and sound of Sanskrit chanting in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of multiple awards-the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, and the Independent Press Award--this is a thoughtful and moving collection that reads like a love letter for the silenced and despairing. It will take you on a wild ride, to a place where poetry is an alchemical art; an exploration of the deepest self where your sorrows are transmuted through creativity to self-empowerment and joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake the journey. Immerse yourself in poetry that touches your heart and feeds your soul and transmute your weeping to wonder and insight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly Watt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957468327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957468327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wild Rising Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Kelly Watt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486515474687,"sku":"9781957468327","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92e07ecd-d2c5-41a2-aecf-d7d03d13b5d8.jpg?v=1778055767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weeping-degree-kelly-watt-9781957468327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}