After the Thaw: Poems On Surviving and Becoming

After the Thaw: Poems on Surviving and Becoming is a collection of poems about identity, loss, resilience, and transformation. Written across seasons of uncertainty and change, these poems explore what it means to let go of outgrown versions of ourselves and find meaning in what remains. Moving between grief and hope, reflection and renewal, the collection considers the ways life's challenges reshape us and the unexpected possibilities that emerge in their wake. Themes of belonging, memory, self-discovery, and becoming are woven throughout, offering readers moments of recognition and connection. At its heart, After the Thaw is a poetry collection about transition, not arriving, but becoming. Like the first signs of spring after a long winter, these poems reflect on what emerges as old realities melt away and new possibilities begin to take shape.