Before the Bloom: A Daughter's Poetry on Grief, Grace, and Growth

The woman who raised you is gone. Her love is not. Williams' vital and moving debut is a poetry collection on carrying a beautiful legacy and learning to bloom for two. Before the Bloom is an intimate, challenging journey through the aftermath of loss, proving that the deepest love is the one that sets us free. Williams traces the echoes of a resilient mother whose legacy felt like a crushing weight, until the poet realizes: "the weight is the love, and I will carry it forever". This book i...