Winter 2021 - TCF Newsletter | www.tcf.org.uk 7 The Compassionate Friends are proud to announce publication of a new collection of poetry written by bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents. Forget-Me-Not Poems is a collection of poetry honouring our children gone too soon With over 100 poems seen for the first time ever, this beautiful and lovingly crafted book has been curated by David Bransby, bereaved father of Elliot who died unexpectedly in November 2019. This anthology is a compilation of the most beautiful and heartfelt poems, written in ever-loving memory of our beautiful children, siblings, and grandchildren. Forget-Me-Not Poems David commented, ‘It has been both therapeutic and heart-breaking developing this book, but I am so proud of the way that it has turned out. Through verse, bereaved parents & siblings present an insight to their journey of grief, to share with those so very fortunate not to be in this unwanted group, just what it is like to live with the pain of losing someone so very close to them. You can’t choose the hand that you’re played, but you can choose how to play it.’ With forewords by, Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, Gabby Logan MBE & Carolyn Brice CEO of The Compassionate Friends. Forget-Me-Not-Poems is exclusively available to order now. The £15.00 cost includes postage and packing. Order at tcf.org.uk/forgetmenotpoems All proceeds from sales go to TCF to help to fund our work with bereaved families. Men's grief project: we too grieve Julia would like your help I lost my 23 year old brother 2 years ago to an accidental overdose as part of his struggle with addiction, and bore witness to my parents losing their beloved child. I also saw how different the world treated and expected of my father versus my mother. We need to change the way we see and treat men experiencing loss. Over the next 9 months I am creating a documentary, and accompanying anthology, about just this. Please get in touch if you are interested in: • Contributing any poetry, thoughts, pieces of writing for the book on men’s grief (ALL men who have experienced loss. Can be anonymous or not) • Telling your story of loss and ongoing experience of grief for a small-scale, intimate short film (UK only; bereaved fathers and brothers) Email Julia at: mensgriefproject@gmail.com Please pass this on to other brothers/fathers/family and friends too.
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