I just want to quickly share a few nice things that have appeared of late regarding one of the poem-essays in The Flower Can Always Be Changing.
“In Lieu of Flowers” made the Book Riot list for “7 Of the Best Poems About Losing a Loved One.” Obviously, being on such a list holds some bittersweetness.
And then, it’s very emotional to see that a person from Zimbabwe, Chioniso Tsikisayi, made this beautiful video from her visit to her granny’s grave.
Lastly, I know it’s a little thing, but I was glad that this Reddit user was able to track down the poem as well. The search for a “poem about grief and ice cream” was so poignant for me.
So it’s very lovely to see this attention given to this book as the preparations for the next one are underway.
Gratitude is real.