The Black River

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Black River: Death Poems </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>is an anthology of poems for people who are grieving and for use in death rituals. 69 authors from 8 countries have contributed to this anthology of 149 poems grouped into 4 stages: Dying Death Remaining and Journeying. The poems are heavily indexed: by relationship to deceased; by themes-memory loss pregnancy loss long/short illness violence/war/suicide hope acceptance of death; by language-most are English and there are 3 in Spanish 1 French and 1 Arabic; and by suggested for use in ritual. Edited by Deirdre Pulgram-Arthen an experienced death midwife counsellor and death ritual leader this book is non-denominational and brings together contemporary poets writing on the many stages of grief and death. 250+ pages; featuring interior page decorations. </span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>