“I have been standing in hip deep rubble
For all my life. But because I stand,
Because I do not wail and moan,
Because I stand and I stand and I stand,
No one comes for me.
No one comforts me.
I do not seem to need it, they all say.”
– an excerpt from the book
ARPress is honored to publish The Art of Dying by Jere Truer. This book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARPress website.
The Art of Dying is a collection of heartfelt and poignant poetry born from the author’s experiences with loss, crafted to provide solace and recognition to others navigating similar paths of grief. Truer, both a therapist and a widower, channels his personal sorrow into poetry with raw honesty.
Jere Truer’s unique perspective as both a therapist and a widower deeply informs the content and style of The Art of Dying. His professional background provides insight into the grieving process, while his personal experiences allow him to express grief with genuine emotion and vulnerability. This combination enables Truer to create work that is both emotionally resonant and psychologically aware.
Truer employs poetry and honesty as key tools to navigate and express his grief. Poetry offers a creative outlet for exploring the complex emotions and experiences of loss, while his unfiltered honesty ensures that the poems remain authentic and relatable. His approach reflects a commitment to processing grief in a healthy and constructive way.
Much writing on death, dying, cancer, and grief is often sugarcoated—an understandable response to the difficulty of these experiences. However, in the grieving process, it is essential to express, often in raw terms, just how excruciating it can be. As both a therapist and a widower, Truer worked through his grief with poetry and honesty, hoping that his poems will validate others’ realities, give them permission to fully experience their grief, and ultimately help them emerge on the other side.
A central goal of Truer’s work is to offer validation to those experiencing grief. By sharing his own struggles and emotions, he aims to foster a sense of connection and understanding with his readers. His poems reassure those in mourning that their feelings are valid and that they are not alone in their journey.
“The Art Of Dying” by Jere Truer is now available for purchase via ARPress Bookstore: