Goodreads asked Kimberly Hockaday:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Kimberly Hockaday My poetry book "A Mourner's Diary:Poems of Grief and Healing" was a book that wasn't planned to be written or published. In 2016 I lost two relatives to cancer. During that time majority of my poems were about them. One day I decided that I needed to share the poems with the world and it was also my way of honoring my relatives. Many people have experienced grief but often our thoughts we keep to ourselves and sometimes may feel ashamed of some of our thoughts. Sharing this book is my way of letting others know that it is OK and it will get better. The book are filled with personal thoughts that may not always bee shared.

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