![]() ![]() I had a lump in my throat the whole time. The pain and rage and sense of helpless literally leap off the page. ![]() These poems are raw and full of dark and light. In Undying: A Love Story, Faber writes poetry to cope with grief over the death of his wife and to express the anger he feels at being cheated out of spending his life with her. I’ve used writing poetry as a form of therapy for years. Poetry is therapy for a lot of things including grief, sorrow, getting over a lost love or just a way of coping with everyday troubles that are getting on top of you. One of the things I love about poetry is how therapeutic it is – both reading and writing it. How the world was altered, beyond recognition,Īlthough there is no God, let us not leave off prayingįor words solemn order may yet prove to be a charm ![]() ![]() And what it is like to have to say goodbye.Īll I can do, in what remains of my brief time,Īnd beautiful and brave, and I will not forget Bright, tragic, candid and true, these poems are an exceptional chronicle of what it means to find the love of your life. In Undying Michel Faber honours the memory of his wife, who died after a six-year battle with cancer. How can you say goodbye to the love of your life? ![]()
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