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Here Lies: Poems of Grief
By Kevin Velez
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Here Lies is a poetry book about grieving out in the open. Filtered through the lens of a sibling's death, it is an invitation to experience mourning's chaotic and disjointed nature. Honest and lucid, Here Lies aches with grief and offers up hope without prescribing answers. This collection ultimately provokes reflection on what death takes and wha
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