Mike Bernhardt

When Mike Bernhardt's wife died in 1991, he turned to writing poetry as a tool of healing. He later solicited the poetry of other people whose loved ones had died, receiving hundreds of submissions from around the world. The result was Voices of the Grieving Heart, first published in 1994. Mike is both the editor of, and a contributor to, this new, expanded edition. It contains over 160 selected poems, essays, and images by 83 contributors who share their journeys through loss, grief, and...See more

When Mike Bernhardt's wife died in 1991, he turned to writing poetry as a tool of healing. He later solicited the poetry of other people whose loved ones had died, receiving hundreds of submissions from around the world. The result was Voices of the Grieving Heart, first published in 1994. Mike is both the editor of, and a contributor to, this new, expanded edition. It contains over 160 selected poems, essays, and images by 83 contributors who share their journeys through loss, grief, and transformation.Mike is a Certified Grief Educator and has spent time as a peer grief support volunteer. Some of Mike's poems also appear in the book Finding What You Didn't Lose, by John Fox. In addition, his award-winning travel essays have appeared in Deep Travel: Souvenirs from the Inner Journey, DIVER Magazine, Hidden Compass, and other print and online publications. Mike and his second wife raised a son and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. See less