{"product_id":"letting-grief-speak-writing-portals-for-life-after-loss-paperback","title":"Letting Grief Speak: Writing Portals for Life After Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Zinna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety doesn't always make it easy to tell stories about loss. Grief can make us feel that we have crossed over to another side, where people can't reach us and we can't reach others. We're encouraged to move quickly through the often-misunderstood \"stages of grief\"; we fear that we are burdening others with our pain. But pain can feel more manageable when we find ways to describe it--and writing about grief can help us connect with others who have felt pain of their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetting Grief Speak\u003c\/i\u003e is a creative writing craft book on the art of telling our hardest stories. Based on a class called Grief Writing Sundays that Diane Zinna has led for several years, it provides ninety writing prompts with accompanying craft techniques to help people find language for their grief. By turns gentle, unexpected, rebellious, and wonderfully strange, these prompts open portals: entryways into spaces where difficult emotions can become meaningful narratives. Warm, sensitive, and honest, \u003ci\u003eLetting Grief Speak\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of the craft, interwoven with stories from the author's own life. It also includes pieces from acclaimed writers and more than forty of her Grief Writing students, inviting readers to find their own ways to tell vulnerable stories. A tool for writers and a companion for grievers, this book meets writers of all levels where they are, no matter what kind of grief they hold.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane Zinna is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe All-Night Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBellevue Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCutBank\u003c\/i\u003e. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she has taught creative writing for more than twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53759189713203,"sku":"9780231212694","price":57.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/G4RcWjvft09780231212694.webp?v=1785324726","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/letting-grief-speak-writing-portals-for-life-after-loss-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}