Epitaph for the Beloved

<p>Epitaph for the Beloved is a compelling poetic conversation in search of hope. It is written in a lyrical narrative style and includes several poems that have been nominated or won awards. Grellas delves into such topics as love loss and family with a new and inspiring view. Her writing incorporates the challenges of everyday life with softness yet often surprising unpredictably. These poems are intimate and personal yet speak to the human experience universally. Grellas’ fifth full-length collection carries with it a devotion to the discovery of emotions and all that makes us human. In this unflinching dynamic collection Grellas examines the very evanescence of being with an intuitive poetic heart. The following poems have been nominated for The Pushcart Prize: The Butterfly Room A Few Concessions.  Afterlight/The Miscarriage was nominated for Best of the Net.  In 2018 A Mall in California won 2<sup>nd</sup> Place for the Jack Kerouac Prize.</p>