The Dignity of Release: A Small Book of Poems

By: Grubb, Mickey

The Dignity of Release is a quiet, deeply human collection of poems that explores grief, endurance, memory, and the small, steadfast acts that carry us through the hardest seasons of life. Drawing on Appalachian roots and a lifetime of reflection, Mickey Grubb writes with clarity, restraint, and emotional precision.

These poems move through the landscapes of loss and survival - a father's death, the long shadow of illness, the weight of unspoken love, the rituals that hold families together, and the ordinary moments that become sacred when seen with patient attention. Whether on a late-night train through the coalfields or in the soft light of a kitchen doorway, Grubb finds meaning in the places where silence and hope meet.

With echoes of Auden, Frost, and Oliver, this collection offers companionship rather than certainty, presence rather than answers. The Dignity of Release is a book for anyone who has waited, endured, or learned to let go - and discovered, in the quiet aftermath, a way forward.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN8WGKK7
• ISBN13: 9798248048441
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"