About REACHING FOR RESILIENCE

 Reaching for Resilience is a powerful collection of poems written by Linda Moore between April 2020 and December 2022—a period marked by global upheaval, personal reflection, and collective reckoning.

The book was born in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, a devastating crisis that claimed over seven million lives worldwide and upended daily life for billions. As the world reeled from the virus, the United States was shaken by another trauma: the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, by a police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine and a half agonizing minutes. In the wake of nationwide protests and calls for racial justice, Moore experienced her own internal eruption—quiet, private, but no less intense.

In search of healing and clarity, she turned to meditation and poetry. These practices became both refuge and release, helping her navigate anger, grief, and disillusionment while trying to make sense of a world seemingly turned upside down.

The result is Reaching for Resilience—a chapbook that traces Moore’s emotional journey through chaos, uncertainty, and ultimately, renewal. Through honest and evocative verse, readers witness the evolution of a passionate and introspective voice finding peace in the midst of disruption. This is not just a collection of poetry—it’s a testament to the human spirit’s capacity to bend, break, and rebuild.