About the Book
A literary meditation on grief, ritual, and the space between light and darkness.
In the Tenebrae service, candles are extinguished one by one until only darkness remains.
In Tenebrae: A Memoir of Love and Death, Dan Flanigan brings that ritual into
language—using poetry and reflection to explore the emotional and spiritual aftermath of
losing his wife.
These poems are not only expressions of grief—they are structured acts of remembrance.
Moving between memory, faith, doubt, and silence, the collection captures the gradual
unfolding of loss and the fragile persistence of love.
Inside this collection:Literary poetry reflecting the loss of a spouseLiterary poetry reflecting the loss of a spouseSymbolic structure rooted in the Tenebrae ritualSymbolic structure rooted in the Tenebrae ritualMeditations on faith, mortality, and meaningMeditations on faith, mortality, and meaningA blend of memoir and contemporary poetryA blend of memoir and contemporary poetryQuiet, deliberate, and deeply human, Tenebrae is a collection for readers who value poetry
that engages both intellect and emotion.Read more
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