Healing Grief Through Poetry and Community

What if poetry could transform personal grief into shared healing?

In this episode of It's a Death Sentence, we welcome Maggie Parsons, who founded Poetree in 2021 after her brother John's tragic death from COVID at age 53. Maggie shares her experience of discovering his passing during lockdown and how it inspired her to display poems on a tree outside her house, fostering community connection and comfort.

What You'll Learn

- Grief Outlets: Use poetry or art to process loss and create meaningful tributes.
- Community Building: Start simple initiatives like public displays to bring people together in shared mourning.
- Coping Strategies: Recognise the mind's ongoing struggle with loss and find human ways to reconcile it.

We explore Maggie's book Poetry for the Lost, the emotional impact of her brother's isolation, and how creative expressions like songs or drawings serve as vital tools for staying grounded amid grief.

It's A Death Sentence is produced by Urban Podcasts.