Past Tense
Portraits and Poems of Suicides
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Pub Date Jan 11 2027 | Archive Date Not set
ARC provided by Xpresso Book Tours | Prolific Pulse Press LLC
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Description
Each poem is written in a form chosen to match its subject --- not decoration, but architecture. A cento built from Vachel Lindsay's own lines. An erasure that lets Virginia Woolf's farewell letter point toward a second, hidden meaning. A poem composed in computer code for a programmer. A dynamic range of forms - arrow-shot elixirs in words - explores the shock of suicide and reflects the elusive nature of mental illness, sometimes by borrowing confessions from the very lives the collection honors.
Advance Praise
"Suicide leaves behind heartbreak, unanswered questions, and far too much silence. LindaAnn LoSchiavo’s Past Tense: Portraits and Poems of Suicides honors lives lost while encouraging reflection and conversation about mental health and suicide prevention. I hope this book helps reduce stigma, inspires empathy, and reminds readers that help is available and that every life has value."
— Erik Bottcher, New York State Senator
"The work you are doing to spread awareness and advocate for mental health is commendable."
― Congressman Daniel Goldman, Representing the 10th District of New York
"Inspired by actual suicides, LindaAnn LoSchiavo's poems are impressive and utterly riveting. Their accuracy of detail edges on the uncanny."
― Robin Barratt, Editor-in-Chief, Poetry for Mental Health and "Suicide, Vol. 1: A collection of poetry & prose from international writers on the themes of suicide and self-harm"
"Some books ask to be read, yet this one asks to be remembered. LindaAnn LoSchiavo gives voice to lives too often reduced to headlines, reminding us that every suicide leaves behind a story, a family, and unanswered questions. Compassionate, courageous, and deeply human. Highly recommended."
— Rachel Thompson, author, the acclaimed Broken Series, geni.us/BrokenPeople
"LoSchiavo creatively enters the world of individuals who make this fateful choice through poetry that embraces and explores each of these individuals’ cultures, personal stories, and time periods. Through a variety of formal verse styles, she sensitively and successfully weaves historical fact with convincing recreations of personalized truth."
― Sarah Merrit Ryan, "My Soul to Keep: Faith in the Midst of Suffering Leads to Deliverance and Praise"
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798952428003 |
| PRICE | $8.99 (USD) |