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Where wit meets wonder, and every page pulses with poetic insight. Discover my poems—each a tapestry of reflection, a touch of humor, and heartfelt musings. Whether capturing fleeting moments or honoring timeless truths, my literary voice invites you to linger, laugh, and look again.
Book I: Her Inconvenient Elegy — A Life in Fragments
Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments begins the awakening with poems that sift through the fragments of memory and the rituals of survival. These pieces embrace the rawness of grief, the absurdity of daily life, and the fragile hope that flickers in the aftermath of loss. It is an elegy that refuses ornament, choosing instead the honesty of what it means to endure.
Book II: Her Song of Sorrows — A Quiet Mourning in Verse
Her Song of Sorrows: A Quiet Mourning in Verse deepens the emotional landscape, transforming mourning into music. Each poem becomes a tender, unguarded song—one that acknowledges the ache of endings while offering companionship to anyone navigating their own shadows. Here, sorrow is not a destination but a passage toward unexpected beauty.
Book III: Her Proffered Epiphany — Poems from the Afterlight
Book III: Her Proffered Epiphany — Poems from the Afterlight
Her Proffered Epiphany: Poems from the Afterlight continues the poet’s intimate journey of moving forward after loss—of learning to live with uncertainty, to stand alone without feeling abandoned, and to draw strength from the quiet lessons that grief leaves behind. Through gentle observations and tender recollections, she explores the wa
Her Proffered Epiphany: Poems from the Afterlight continues the poet’s intimate journey of moving forward after loss—of learning to live with uncertainty, to stand alone without feeling abandoned, and to draw strength from the quiet lessons that grief leaves behind. Through gentle observations and tender recollections, she explores the ways we carry our sorrow as both burden and armor, shaping who we become.
Forthcoming Collection
Her Unapologetic Becoming: A Joyful Reckoning in Poems
In this final book of the Her Poetic Awakening series, Rita Hanner-Ward embraces her becoming with humor, honesty, and joy. These poems explore regret, renewal, and the quiet triumph of owning one’s story. It’s a reckoning that leads not to sorrow, but to a vibrant, unapologetic life.
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