coming here to die: polyphonic grief poetry

By Laura Gentile

"Powerful, relevant and a stark and intimate examination of how grief leaves its mark on the body." (John Byrne Award, Judging Panel, November Shortlist 2023)

Laura's poetry and drawings have been shortlisted for the John Byrne Award 2023 and have been exhibited at Summerhall in Edinburgh.

you refused language to take place
it was silence that replaced your body
you treated death as a substitute for language
and redemption

Laura Gentile is a figurative artist with three degrees and a pentalingual poetess of German-Italian descent whose work focuses on transgenerational trauma, grief, violence and abuse.
Laura works in three theatres, is a member of three trade unions and teaches at a university.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CPTS98HQ
• ISBN13: 9798870630762
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"