Jay Bramburger has written poems about survival and hope, which work like a heartbeat in the dark and a hand on your shoulder when you are falling. His words will let you know what it means to feel lost and still choose to hope.
Jay Bramburger is not here to impress others with his poetry. He writes poetry about grief and healing to survive, to connect, and to remind you that even in your silence, you are never truly alone. A sailor, a father, and a friend whose journey shaped every line you will read.
Feel deeply. Heal gently. You’re not alone!
Born in Toronto and shaped by the sea, Jay Bramburger spent 33 years in the Royal Canadian Navy. He sailed across oceans while weathering storms of a different kind within. After surviving a near-fatal childhood accident and going through decades of personal loss, trauma, and invisible battles, Jay turned to poetry. He never considered himself a writer but a man searching for light in the dark through emotional healing poems and trauma recovery poetry.
You’re Not Alone is an inspirational poetry book. It is a deeply personal collection of poems based on pain, resistance, strength, and quiet hope. He writes poetry for people who feel alone and hurt in silence. His poetic masterpiece gives a strong message that even in our darkest moments, we are not alone. He writes to reach others who are feeling that grief as he knows that healing starts when someone finally says, “I see you.” And he means it.
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
Louisa May Alcott
You’re Not Alone is not an ordinary book of poems for emotional support.
You’re Not Alone is not an ordinary book of poems for emotional support. It is a lifeline for those drowning in silence. These poems are his personal stories of mental health and survival captured in heartfelt verses. They speak of grief, trauma, healing, and the aching beauty of simply staying alive. If your heart has ever felt too heavy, this book knows to carry it with you. Buy this poetry book right now for mental health awareness!
Maybe, just maybe, it is time you let it.
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This is a fascinating, very readable book about the history and growth of Nipissing First Nation (NFN), a community near North Bay, Ontario. It is neither a complex historical discourse nor a sociological study. Instead, and refreshingly so, it is a description of NFN through the eyes of 50 or so real people who live there.
Our Warrior Spirit begins and ends with traditional Anishinaabe stories collected from the author’s grandfather. This makes the book essentially a loop, with each chapter seamlessly sliding into the next, and finally ending with the stories described in the beginning.
Next are four chapters on hockey, particularly the local team, the Warriors (and thus the book’s title). Particularly charming are the forty or so short bios of girls and boys who, as adults, benefit from having played hockey in their youth. The development of the team gives us an analogy about how NFN itself was to develop.
All in all, Our Warrior Spirit is a pleasure to read. It moves along easily, is clearly structured and has just the right level of detail. The story is about one particular First Nation, but the lessons are important in themselves and can apply to pretty much any community in the country.