Her Song of Sorrows: A Quiet Mourning in Verse

Rita Hanner-Ward

Mar 2026 · Her Poetic Awakening Book 2 · RHW Books & Musings

About this ebook

Her Song of Sorrows: A Quiet Mourning in Verse is a lyrical meditation on the many shapes grief can take. Each poem becomes a soft, unguarded song—written by a poet who understands how loss settles into the body and reshapes the way we move through the world. These pieces reflect the quiet truths learned through witnessing others’ final chapters, tending to the fragile spaces of caregiving, and carrying one’s own private sorrows with grace.

Here, the end of a story, the closing of a book, or the death of a character echoes the ache of real‑world partings. The poet’s reflections become a mirror in which readers recognize their own experiences of love, absence, and the slow work of healing. With clarity and compassion, the collection traces the emotional arc of mourning and the unexpected beauty that emerges when we allow ourselves to feel fully rather than turn away.

These poems offer not answers but companionship—resonance for anyone who has lost or is losing someone they love, and a gentle reminder that moving forward is its own quiet form of grace.

About the author

Rita Hanner‑Ward is a contemporary American writer and poet whose work explores memory, grief, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Colorado‑raised and now residing in Arizona, she divides her time between writing, volunteering with hospice, clay hand‑building, and caring for her loyal companion, Zorro.

Under the pseudonym Kiva Wolfe, she writes international romantic‑suspense adventure steeped in the intrigue and allure of the precious‑gem trade. Her debut novel, Red Flash, first published in 2005 and republished independently in 2025, launched the Gem Provenance Legacy series. She recently completed her sequel, Tears of Iemanjá, and is now working on the final installment, The Price of Fire, as well as a new mystery trilogy.

Her literary repertoire extends beyond fiction into poetry, where she continues to explore themes of loss, resilience, and redemption. Her collections, Her Inconvenient Elegy: A Life in Fragments and Her Song of Sorrows: A Quiet Mourning in Verse, mark significant milestones in her evolving creative journey.