Between Root and Sky
A Contemporary Poetry Collection on Grief, Love, and Spiritual Transformation
We live between root and sky?held by earth while longing for flight.
Between Root and Sky is a contemporary poetry collection exploring grief, love, and spiritual transformation through nature-based, contemplative verse. Organized in three movements?Thresholds, The Unraveling, and Returning?these poems trace the human journey from deep attachment, through loss and dissolution, to quiet integration.
These poems do not rush toward healing. They sit with grief, honor loneliness, and find the sacred in ordinary moments. Nature appears as teacher and witness?offering steadiness when words fall away. What emerges is not triumph, but the understanding that we can carry loss as carefully as love, remaining rooted while still reaching.
Written in accessible, lyrical language, Between Root and Sky offers poetry that feels like companionship in difficult seasons.
This collection is for readers seeking:
- Poetry for grief and loss without sentimentality
- Nature-based, spiritual poetry without dogma
- Poems about love, resilience, and life transitions
- Contemporary poetry that is reflective and emotionally honest
- Language for loss, love and transformation
Perfect for readers who enjoy books like:
- Devotions by Mary Oliver
- Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
- The House of Belonging by David Whyte
- The Carrying by Ada Limón
- Keep Moving by Maggie Smith
Autorentext
Alicia M. Rodriguez is a Latina author, executive coach, and world traveler. Her Colombian roots and love of Latin American literature inspire her to explore culture, spirituality, storytelling, and magic themes in her writing. She has published two inspirational books, Everyday Epiphanies and Manage Your Life Before Life Manages You. Her memoir, The Shaman's Wife, will be published in September 2024. Her work has been featured in Thrive Global, Tiny Buddha, Writerly Magazine, Substack, and Medium. Alicia lives in the beautiful Algarve in Portugal with her dog Sophie and Mr. Kludde, the cat who adopted them.