Roots
An Anthology of Wellbeing Poems
A personal collection of poems exploring loss, grief, healing, growth and resilience.
Words by Tam. Illustrations by Siôn Rees.
Loss. Grief. Healing. Growth.
The book grew from Tam’s own experiences and the role writing played in helping her process difficult experiences.
Roots explores themes of loss, grief, healing, growth and resilience through Tam’s lived experiences.
The poems hold moments of pain and uncertainty alongside the possibility of hope, personal strength and new beginnings.
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Writing what was difficult to say aloud
Writing became one way for Tam to sit with experiences of change, grief and rebuilding. The poems began from her own life rather than from a wish to give others instructions about how they should feel.
That distinction matters. Roots is a personal record: one person’s words, one person’s experience, and an invitation to pause with the themes they hold.
Words by Tam
Poetry shaped by Tam’s own experiences of loss, identity and change.
Illustrated by Siôn Rees
Illustrations accompanying the anthology and its themes.
Words can be part of the journey.
Finding a positive mindset helped me to see, I may have lost my leg though, I hadn't lost me.. From Roots, by Tam
A personal record of finding a way through
The anthology returns to ideas that also shape New Roots: what we carry, what changes, what helps us stay connected to ourselves and where hope can begin.
Loss
Making room for what has changed.
Identity
Remembering the self beyond one experience.
Resilience
Noticing strength without denying difficulty.
New beginnings
Allowing possibility to exist alongside grief.
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