Trauma Warning: Poems of Survival

by Rita Kay

Surviving the unspeakable through poetry.
This illustrated chapbook of poems journeys through the jagged terrain of lived trauma, where memory sharpens, and survival becomes art.

Author’s Note
When wounds refuse to close, we learn to breathe through them.
We scatter petals across our scars and let them bloom with our light and tears.
Rita Kay

75 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 6, 2025

About the author

Rita Kay holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and began her career in the bustling heart of New York City. After returning to her native Greece, she now works as a dedicated job counselor, guiding others with compassion and insight. A lifelong poet, storyteller, painter and survivor, Rita finds inspiration in the everyday details of life, blending her love for words and visual expression into deeply personal works. Passionate about all forms of art, she believes creativity is not just a form of expression but a way of connecting to the world and oneself.