The Word for Mother is Grief - Available Now!

In this debut collection of poetry from Alia Lattimore, you are guided through a hypnotic journey of love, loss, mental illness, and youthful wonder at an often overwhelming, but beautiful world. These 140 poems take shape on the page like a storm ready to erupt – or end – at any moment.

in the rain with no umbrella invites you into the raw experience of being young and lost in a confusing world, where chaos nears the sublime. where rhythmic explosions of self unfold with a painful beauty. words fill the hollow spaces of sadness and isolation, creating poems that collect on the pages like droplets, pooling and teeming with everything from the mundane to the extraordinary. observations, discoveries, adventures in life and in love. a meditation on emotion, and its absence. you find yourself in the middle of the same storms.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780359815463

Published: Aug 17, 2019

Publisher: Lulu Press

Edition: First

Pages: 224

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

Dimensions: 6" x 9"

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The Word for Mother is Grief is alia's second collection of poetry. Although grief is in the title, these poems also delve into what it means to love and be human. How does one escape a mother's love? How does one deal with the heaviness of grief while navigating everyday life? What does love look like after death? This book aims to sit with these questions. Maybe not answer any of them. The Word for Mother is Grief is about grief, yes. But it's also about hope. It's about waking up every day and choosing love. 

Product Details:

ISBN:  9781257041091

Published: Nov 10. 2025

Publisher: Lulu Press

Edition: First

Pages: 143

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

ships in 3-7 business days

books will be signed by the author unless otherwise requested.