We Chose Repair: Poems on Fracture, Complicity, and the Work of Repair (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798249463052)

A powerful contemporary poetry collection about trauma, generational wounds, faith deconstruction, addiction recovery, and the difficult work of emotional repair.

Some wounds are personal.
Some belong to a country.

We Chose Repair is a bold, trauma-informed poetry collection about fracture, complicity, generational wounds, and the difficult work of becoming whole.

Moving between family history, national tension, spiritual questioning, and recovery, these poems explore what repair truly requires: accountability, courage, compassion, and presence.

With emotional intelligence and unflinching clarity, M. Rowan Nowak writes poems that sit honestly with harm while still reaching toward healing, belonging, and moral responsibility.

Inside this collection, readers will find poems about:
- generational trauma and inherited silence
- addiction and the long arc of recovery
- religious trauma, faith deconstruction, and rebuilding belief
- the emotional labor of service work
- family fractures that echo across decades
- compassion, accountability, and the quiet work of repair

Written for readers seeking socially conscious poetry, trauma-informed writing, and emotionally honest reflections on belonging, We Chose Repair refuses easy answers. Instead, it offers a steady voice and language for what is difficult to name.

If you have ever lived between fracture and hope, this book was written for you.

Perfect for readers interested in:
trauma-informed poetry - addiction recovery poems - faith deconstruction - generational trauma - socially conscious poetry - poems about America - emotional healing - accountability and repair

Author: M. Rowan Nowak
ISBN-13: 9798249463052
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/27/2026
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.32d