In a world where hurried words often pass without meaning, Dr. Teri Dourmashkin’s poetry offers a quiet yet firm reminder of what it means to feel deeply. With nine published collections, her body of work reads like a journey, not one of explanation or instruction but of expression. Her poems are not crafted primarily to elicit sympathy or to demand understanding. Rather, they are offerings—emotional landscapes sketched in ink and shared with openness.
At the heart of her work is the perspective that poetry is art, and like all art, it is filtered through the souls of both the creator and the recipient. Her poems emerge from life’s rawest corners—heartache, grief, faith, hope, healing, and love. These themes weave through each of her books, yet no two feel alike. They speak in different tones but with the same underlying truth: that what we endure, feel, and overcome is not only valid but often beautiful.
In Visions of Beauty, nature becomes the poet’s sanctuary. Trees, tides, and skies do not merely set the scene—they seem to speak. They console. They suggest that renewal is a recurring possibility and that beauty can grow from places touched by pain. This is where healing may begin, not with answers, but with presence. That theme of healing continues in Waves of Enlightenment, where the vast ocean of human emotion is explored in many of its shades. Romantic love, familial connection, loneliness, joy, and sorrow are expressed deeply across these pages. These are poems about life in its full complexity.
Love’s Eternal Dance explores romantic love, not as an idealized fantasy but as a reflection of the vulnerability and strength that real love can require. This collection contains short love poems that linger long after reading, portraying how love can both break and rebuild. In Ripples of Eternity, the poet turns inward and outward at once, writing of memory, loss, and the lasting presence of what once was. Each poem suggests that some echoes never fade, especially those that speak from the soul.
In Skyward Ballet, co-authored with Mina Carroll, the spotlight turns to friendship. This gentle collection celebrates shared paths and the quiet strength of being seen. Lighthouse of Dreams serves as a poetic guide in times of despair. It speaks to those who have known weariness, providing the light of poetry as a possible guide through the fog. A Veil of Dreams drifts into more mysterious territory, reflecting on the unseen, the spiritual, and the silent conversations we have with ourselves when the world is still.
Beneath the Surface invites readers to go deeper. Here, they are asked not just to observe but to feel what is hidden—the grief we carry, the truths we fear, and the quiet resilience we cultivate in secret. Finally, in Breath of a Warrior, the poet speaks not from the wound but from the healing. These are poems about strength, not in the absence of pain but emerging because of it.
Across all nine collections, Dr. Teri Dourmashkin’s poetry steers clear of artifice. It never pressures the reader to feel a certain way, nor does it ask to be interpreted through a single lens. Her words are her truth, but they encourage you to bring your truth with you. This is not poetry for pity, applause, or analysis. This is poetry as presence.
Whether you’re searching for romantic poems, poems about grief, poems about hope, or simply thoughtful poems that reflect what it means to be human, her work welcomes you. These poetry books are less about crafting perfection and more about honoring experience. In every verse, she hints that what we feel matters—and that through poetry, we might finally allow ourselves to feel it fully.
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