Grieving With Poetry by Anastasia Clark Leaves Readers Weeping

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 24, 2004 -- In her new book, Grieving With Poetry- A Journey to the Soul (Sun Rising Poetry Press, Mar 2004), ISBN 0-89540-431-1, acclaimed poet Anastasia Clark of Miramar, FL, shares her journey to the soul with readers- and they come away from the experience weeping. Clark shares her intimate journal entries and poems written after the death of her parents. The work is a bird�s eye view of the grieving process as the poet transcends reality and finds herself writing about the unthinkable: death and other disturbing subjects.

The book begins with, � Hi Ma, I wish we could call you�� and grips the reader from there. The poetry is some of her best work and is packed with unforgettable imagery, raw pain, and gut-wrenching themes. In �The Christmas Chair,� she aptly forges the haunting image of a family�s first holiday without their mother- likening them to hungry kittens on a winter porch. In �Funeral for My Father,� she heads straight to his cemetery plot and reacts to the stark vision of a pile of flowers on his fresh grave.



Grieving With Poetry is Clark in her deepest hour, with a mighty pen to chronicle her Journey To The Soul through a series of surreal poems. She takes readers on a tearful journey that proves to be both healing and cathartic.



The book cover itself is a haunting, unforgettable image of a mythical woman deep in the throes of grief. The stunning artwork has garnered much praise from readers. It was designed by award-winning book cover artist Donette Smock.

Clark�s other two books, Bloodsongs-Poetry for Those Who Know of Being Woman and Skeletons and Other Complaints will be released later this year by The Sun Rising Poetry Press.



To schedule a book signing or order books, contact Donette Smock, Publisher at The Sun Rising Poetry Press (816-232-3985), St. Joseph, MO.

More information can be found online at http://www.sun-rising-poetry.com

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