New Release: Sorrowful Soul by Harmony Kent #poetry #poems #griefsupport @harmony_kent

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Hello, and happy Thursday! Today, I am delighted to share a new release from friend and Story Empire colleague Harmony Kent. In addition to being a first-rate novelist, Harmony is also a gifted author of poetry. She’s here with her latest release, Sorrowful Soul, volume three of her Soul Poetry series. I’ve read all three volumes and highly recommend them. Look for my 5-Star review at the end of this post.

About the Book:

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If we’re lucky, we meet twilight at the front door and old age creeps in on the night breeze.

Even if we make it to our twilight years, the more we age, the more loss we must endure as part of the cycle of life. Many of these poems lament death, but they also relate to broken relationships, severed friendships, and the loss of youth. This book of grief poetry is as much about saying goodbye and working through loss as it is about death and love split asunder.

This heartfelt collection provides company and compassion through the devastating journey of loss and shows us we do not travel this lonely road alone. Within these pages we share shock, numbness and denial, catapult into anger, bargaining, depression, loneliness, and guilt, and—eventually—make the seismic shift into testing the possibility of a new normal and finding acceptance.

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Hi, Mae.

Thanks so much for hosting me today.

It’s always wonderful to visit with you.

Here’s a little bit I’d love to share about my latest book of poetry, Sorrowful Soul.  Full of freestyle poems, which provide company and compassion through the devastating journey of grief and loss and onward, this heartfelt collection shows us we do not travel this lonely road alone.

Since Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s excellent book on the stages of grief, we now have an established set of seven stages to the grieving process. Although these stages are non-linear and can be revisited at any time, it’s helpful to have a rough idea of what we might expect during this difficult period of transition. The third stage is commonly known as Guilt.

Here’s an extract from the opening lines of a poem about blame …

From Part 3: Guilt

(From Broken Blossom)

All petals wilt

When torn

From the soil

Too much guilt

Can’t be borne

Like water and oil

Atop the stagnant silt

Of blame and scorn

If you’ve ever felt trapped beneath the crushing weight guilt and remorse, how did you work your way through? Chat with me in the comments. I hope you enjoyed this poetic excerpt and would love to know what you think. Thanks for reading 😊

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AUTHOR BIO:
Harmony Kent spent 13 years in a Zen Buddhist monastery, where she faced her demons and overcame devastating low self-esteem and found freedom. After a life-changing injury, Harmony returned to the world at the tender age of 40, and her life as a writer began.

Author, Harmony Kent

Harmony is an award winning multi-genre author, and her publications include:

The Battle for Brisingamen (Fantasy Fiction) AIA approved

The Glade (Mystery/Thriller) AIA Approved/BRAG Medallion Honouree/New Apple Literary Awards Official Selection Honours 2015

Polish Your Prose: Essential Editing Tips for Authors (Writing/Editing) New Apple Literary Awards Top Medallist Honours 2015

Finding Katie (Women’s Fiction)

Slices of Soul (Soul Poetry Series: Book 1)

Life and Soul (Soul Poetry Series: Book 2)

Sorrowful Soul (Soul Poetry Series: Book 3)

Interludes (Erotic Short Stories)

Interludes 2 (Erotic Short Stories)

Moments (Short Stories and Poetry)

Jewel in the Mud (Zen Musings)

Polish Your Prose (How to Self-Edit)

Creative Solutions (Creative Writing Inspiration)

Backstage (Erotic Romance and Thriller)

FALLOUT (Post-Apocalyptic Dystopia) BRAG Medallion Honouree

The Vanished Boy (Psychological Thriller)

As well as being an avid reader and writer, Harmony also offers reviews and supports her fellow authors. Harmony is always on the lookout for talent and excellence, and will freely promote any authors or books who she feels have these attributes.

Harmony’s Website | Twitter: @harmony_kent | Goodreads: Harmony Kent

BookBub: Harmony Kent | Story Empire (co-authored blog): Harmony Kent

Harmony’s Amazon Author Page: author.to/HarmonysBooks

If you’re not already intrigued by this heartfelt book, I offer my five-star review of this as further recommendation:

In book three of the Soul Poetry series, author Harmony Kent tackles a challenging subject—grief. I’ll be the first to admit that some of the passages are difficult to read, but each and every one resonates with heart. Often that heart is shattered, struggling to heal, always laid bare. The author divided her free verse selections into various stages we experience when confronting loss and grief:

Shock and Disbelief
Denial
Guilt
Anger and Bargaining
Depression, Loneliness and Reflection
Working Through
Acceptance

This allows the reader to peruse the emotion that speaks loudest to them at a particular moment. Each section had specific poems that stood out for me. I was drawn to The Lie of the Night, The Waiting Place, Circles, Triggers, Night Train, Christmas Cheer, and Seasons.

But I have to make special mention of No Words (under Anger and Bargaining) and Winter of Discontent (under Depression, Loneliness, and Reflection). The imagery and the flow in the latter is particularly stunning as evidenced by this short glimpse:

But, perhaps, in embracing the abyss,
I’ll find you where the molten sun
blurs the horizon of night and day
I’ll tear that unforgiving veil asunder.

I recommend all three volumes in the Soul Poetry series for a journey through life, loss, and healing.

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you’ll take a moment to congratulate Harmony and drop a comment below. After you’re through, don’t forget to grab your own copy of Sorrowful Soul. Just follow this link . . .

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67 thoughts on “New Release: Sorrowful Soul by Harmony Kent #poetry #poems #griefsupport @harmony_kent”

  2. Oh yes, the guilt and blame thing. I remember one season in my life when I’d turn up the radio to dangerous levels to drown out the blame chatter in my head! It’s a wonderful collection, Harmony.
    Mae, great review. I’ve enjoyed the Soul Poetry series, too!

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    • Thank goodness for the radio. Music (at all volumes) has helped a lot of people through grief and guilt. I remember a time when it was HARD to listen though, because music was too much of a trigger.

      I’m glad you dropped by to cheer on Harmony today, Priscilla. Thanks for adding your recommendation of her Soul Poetry series.

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  3. Guilt is a hard one to deal with. I have a couple of experiences that still pop up in my head every now and then. I’ve apologized, but that doesn’t make things disappear. I love the excerpt you shared, Mae – congrats to Harmony on the review!

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    • It sure is a tough one. And it’s true about stuff not disappearing even after apologising. It’s a lot of work to not keep beating ourselves up. I wouldn’t ever judge others as harshly or as consistently as I judge myself … work in progress! Thanks for sharing, Teri. Hugs 💕🙂

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  6. Congratulations, Harmony, on another great review. Your collection is extraordinary. Thank you, Mae, for sharing as you have. Beautiful post and great review! 😊

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  10. My grandmother played the guilt game way too well to get what she wanted, so I gave up guilt for Lent one year and never took it back. I still have to remind myself not to play the “what if” game, though. It’s so easy to do. Great excerpts, Harmony, and a great review, Mae.

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  11. Congrats to Harmony on her wonderful tour. A beautiful poem about guilt. I felt guilty when my brother was murdered even though I was 2000 miles away. What if… what if… if only…. The reasons for feeling guilty are often illogical, but the feeling is there anyway. And gorgeous review, Mae. I’m super happy for Harmony. A wonderful read. ❤

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  14. Congratulations to Harmony. I took a Death and Dying class in college (it might seem like an odd time to take that class when I was so young at the time), and I recall reading Kuber-Ross’s excellent book regarding the stages of grief.

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  15. Another wonderful stop on Harmony’s tour! Each section in the book touched me deeply, but this section on guilt hit the hardest of all. It’s so hard not to feel some sort of remorse when you’ve lost a loved one. Surely there was something more I could have done. I highly recommend this book to everyone who is acquainted with grief. Thank you for hosting, Mae!

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