Book of Selected Songs

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Book of Selected Songs

By Branka Čubrilo

Some emotions are too deep for prose. They can only become poetry.

Gathered across decades of an extraordinary literary life, Book of Selected Songs is Branka Čubrilo's deeply personal collection of poems about love, grief, motherhood, solitude, forgiveness, and the complicated beauty of being alive.

Many of these poems were never intended to become a book. They emerged at different moments throughout Čubrilo's life—some appearing in magazines, others finding their way into her novels, and some remaining intensely private.

Then came the loss of her beloved brother.

Čubrilo returned to poetry as a gentle and intimate way to mourn a life cut short. Yet what emerged is about far more than grief.

It is about remembering those we have lost while continuing to embrace the life that remains.

Reflective, elegant, and profoundly human, Book of Selected Songs is poetry for anyone who has loved deeply, lost painfully, remembered tenderly—and continued forward.

About the Author

Branka Čubrilo’s writing career began in 1981 when she received an award for her debut novel, I Knew Jane Eyre. She has since published novels and short-story collections, with her work appearing internationally and being translated into several languages.

Reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ “A tender and deeply personal collection that transforms grief into something beautiful, thoughtful, and ultimately life-affirming.”— Heartland Book Journal

☆☆☆☆☆ “Čubrilo writes about loss without allowing loss to consume the collection. These poems are as much about living as they are about mourning.”— Home & Heart Reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ “There is a quiet maturity to these poems—the feeling of a writer looking back across decades and finding meaning in both joy and sorrow.”— The Cozy Reader

☆☆☆☆☆ “Beautifully reflective. The poems about family, motherhood, longing, and forgiveness feel especially intimate and sincere.”— Pages & Promise Magazine

☆☆☆☆☆ “A gentle collection for anyone who has loved deeply, lost someone, and discovered that remembering can itself become a form of celebration.”— The Willow Review