Words are the bricks with which Mark Wakely rebuilds a world broken by grief. From beneath the ruins, his poems unearth the persistence of beauty and the fragile hope by which we endure. Ghost of a Chance is a deeply moving collection shaped by love and loss. Words are the bricks with which Mark Wakely rebuilds a world broken by grief. From beneath the ruins, his poems unearth the persistence of beauty and the fragile hope by which we endure. With a voice both clear and tender, these poems are psychologically astute, alive to the shifting complexities of love, grief and memory. Intimate yet universal in its reach, Wakely’s poems arise from a deep curiosity about what it is to be human – about the ways fragility and strength coexist within us. Giving voice to emotions many of us struggle to express, especially in times of crisis, the collection offers solace and recognition – and the quiet reassurance that even our most private sorrows belong to a shared human story.
