Between Root and Sky: A Collection of Poems - Paperback

by Alicia M. Rodriguez (Author)

Between Root and Sky: A Collection of PoemsA 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.

• • 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

• • 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