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Weight of Memory:: Life, Loss, Love and Spirit
The Weight of Memory is a hybrid literary collection blending poetry, memoir, and reflective essays into a deeply personal meditation on life, loss, love, and spiritual inquiry.
In this work, poet and writer Rickey K. Hood moves through memory with honesty and restraint, tracing a life shaped by grief, caregiving, intimacy, and faith questioned rather than inherited. Rooted in lived experience, the book reflects on holding a brother in his final moments, honoring those who remain present through memory, and navigating the quiet loneliness beneath everyday life.
Rather than offering doctrine or easy answers, Hood turns inward. His search for God moves away from rigid belief toward human connection, compassion, and the sacredness found in shared experience. Poems and prose speak to one another throughout the book, allowing each form to deepen the other.
Written with clarity, emotional intelligence, and quiet intensity, The Weight of Memory invites readers to sit with uncertainty rather than escape it. This book is for those who have loved deeply, questioned what they were taught, and continue to search for meaning while carrying the past close to the heart.
In this work, poet and writer Rickey K. Hood moves through memory with honesty and restraint, tracing a life shaped by grief, caregiving, intimacy, and faith questioned rather than inherited. Rooted in lived experience, the book reflects on holding a brother in his final moments, honoring those who remain present through memory, and navigating the quiet loneliness beneath everyday life.
Rather than offering doctrine or easy answers, Hood turns inward. His search for God moves away from rigid belief toward human connection, compassion, and the sacredness found in shared experience. Poems and prose speak to one another throughout the book, allowing each form to deepen the other.
Written with clarity, emotional intelligence, and quiet intensity, The Weight of Memory invites readers to sit with uncertainty rather than escape it. This book is for those who have loved deeply, questioned what they were taught, and continue to search for meaning while carrying the past close to the heart.
171 pages, Hardcover
Published March 27, 2026
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