The Art of Longing

In The Art of Longing, poet and psychotherapist Robert A. Neimeyer pairs his verse with the visual artistry of Richard Knowles, Lisa Jennings, Alfonso Garcia, Barbara Thompson, Todd Hochberg and Sigrun Menzel to spark fresh associations regarding the human condition of living with loss.  Foreword by art critic Carol Knowles.

"The poems found within the cover... are prisms of light that emanate from an author who is attuned to his own inner world and to the ongoing development of a coping style that is philosophical and spiritual.  We all live under the shadow of uncertainty and impermanence.  Some find this fact of life unbearable, while some of us walk in that shadow with mindfulness, grace and courage.  Poetry such as Neimeyer's can encourage us to walk in such a direction."

     --Death Studies

"Neimeyer's poetry is powerful and commanding.  It hauntingly evokes the fear and comfort that surrounds the process of letting go, both in its content and in the experience it provokes in the reader.  Loss and grief are an essential part of our humanity, and I am appreciative of the rich creativity that Neimeyer brings to its exploration."

     --Elizabeth Galt, poet and practicing grief therapist

Format:  pdf; 66 pages, with 40 color illustrations