The Ripening

By Pia Bordon Crosby

The Ripening is a poetic pilgrimage into the wild landscape of becoming-where grief and grace grow side by side, and where love is not a destination but a way through. In this soul-baring collection, Pia Bordon Crosby offers poems that are raw, rooted, and reverent. These are not tidy answers or polished prayers, but moss-covered truths written from the middle of the storm and the soft light that follows. With language that lingers and imagery that pierces, The Ripening explores the cycles of heartache and healing, the ache of memory, the resilience of humanity, the sacred mess of radical becoming, and the courage it takes to keep blooming.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9369530185
• ISBN13: 9789369530182
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Bookleaf Publishing
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"