Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude

"A lovely book… This is a collection of poems that help give meaning to our grief and remind us that we are not alone."-*Minneapolis Star Tribune* "This anthology is sure to find its way to bookshelves in churches and funeral homes. It's a perfect collection from which to pick a reading for a loved one's memorial service."-*St Paul Pioneer Press* "An anthology filled with healing and hope."-**Rabbi Lawrence Kushner** "Beloved on the Earth is a timeless anthology, a meditation on 'our capacity for wonder and for grief.'…The book itself…is the best book of poems I have reviewed so far this year."-**Vince Corvaia** This engaging anthology of 150 poems brings together a range of responses to the experiences of death, mourning, and gratitude for lost loved ones, composed by a variety of poets, both emerging and well-known. These poems can provide insight, solace, and understanding. **"Late Fragment" by Raymond Carver** *And did you get what* *you wanted from this life, even so?* *I did.* *And what did you want?* *To call myself beloved, to feel myself* *beloved on the earth.* **Jim Perlman** is founding editor and publisher of Holy Cow! Press. He has edited two previous anthologies: *Brother Songs: A Male Anthology of Poetry* (1979) and, with Ed Folsom and Dan Campion, *Walt Whitman: The Measure of His Song* (1981; revised edition, 1998). **Deborah Cooper** is the author of four poetry chapbooks, most recently *Between the Ceiling & the Moon* from Finishing Line Press. She has used poetry extensively in her work as a hospice chaplain and conducts writing classes for individuals grieving the loss of loved ones. **Mara Hart** writes memoir in prose and poetry. She has been an editor of several literary periodicals. Her book, *Lovecraft's New York Circle*, was published in 2007 by Hippocampus Press (New York City). **Pamela Mittlefehldt** is a poet and a mystery writer. She is working on a collection of essays about the meaning of place, and she is exploring the power of story to transform our lives as individuals and as a community.