My latest poetry project, Night Light: Poems for Bereavement and Other Hard Times, has sparked an accompanying initiative.

In addition to the book, I’m creating a special poetry kit for bereavement counsellors and humanist celebrants.

This kit is designed to integrate the healing power of poetry into the sensitive work of supporting others through life’s most challenging moments–offering the healing power of poetry when it's most needed.

About the Book: Night Light

Night Light is a collection born from the shadows, crafted to hold space for the wide spectrum of emotions that accompany grief. From regret and sorrow to the quiet moments of peace that come with remembrance, this book explores loss in all its shades and meanings.

Each poem is a gentle invitation to feel deeply and to sit with the beauty and the ache of what it means to love and to lose.

I’ve designed this book to be a companion, one that you can turn to whenever you need to feel seen, understood, or simply less alone. For those who find solace in poetry, Night Light is a book to keep close by—perhaps to read by candlelight when the world feels a little too dark.

The Poetry Kit for Bereavement Counsellors and Celebrants

In addition to the book, I’m developing a poetry kit that counsellors and celebrants can incorporate into their practices.

For as long as I can remember, I have experienced the healing power of poetry, in both writing and reading.

Poetry reaches into the heart of our experiences, as nothing else can. Through rhythm, imagery, and layered meanings, poetry creates a space where we can understand our emotions and make sense of our experiences.

It's a bridge between the inner world and the outer, helping us to connect more deeply with ourselves and others.

Poetry has helped me navigate losses and transformations, providing solace and insight like no other form of expression.

This is what has drive my work on this book and the accompanying kit. I want to share these poems as a tool for healing, reflection, and renewal.

The kit is designed to offer practical tools for bringing poetry into the process of healing, as well as a guide for using verse to honor memories, express unspoken feelings, and support those navigating the complexities of loss.

I hope this kit will be a resource that helps counsellors and celebrants to hold a compassionate space for the many dimensions of grief and avail of poetry's unique ability to meet us where we are and to accompany us through our most difficult moments.

Next Week: New Night Light Poem for Patrons

I'll share one of the poems from the collection exclusively with my patrons next Sunday.

If you’d like to receive this poem, as well as other patron-only updates, gifts and discounts, while supporting my work, consider joining me as a poetry patron.