“THIS WORKED FOR ME”

Amanda Williams, a copywriter from Berkshire, says: ‘My parents were going through a truly ugly divorce while I was studying at university. One of my professors showed me the work of poet Louise Glück, who wrote a lot about trauma. Glück’s poem, The Wild Iris, has helped me so much over the years.

I always come back to it when I am struggling. It reminds me that our suffering is temporary and empowers me to keep going and find the beauty in adversity. My favourite line is “whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice”. I carry her words in my heart.’