For the returning self
The poems move through forgetting and remembrance without pretending healing is clean or linear. They hold the person who survived, the self who went quiet, and the voice beginning to come back.
The Poet Who Forgot Her Name by Diana Wallace gives language to the places trauma can leave unnamed: silence, dissociation, self-abandonment, grief, survival, and the search for a voice that still belongs to you. It is poetry for readers who have survived by becoming smaller—and are ready to return to themselves.
For trauma survivors
Readers looking for trauma-healing poetry, poems about emotional abuse, boundaries, lost identity, grief, recovery, and self-worth will recognize this territory. The book offers witness and companionship, not a clinical program.
What the book explores
Identity after trauma. The cost of silence. The body’s memory. Emotional survival. Reclaiming voice. Learning that softness and strength can occupy the same body.
Who it is for
Women returning to themselves after trauma, loss, controlling relationships, burnout, or years spent disappearing inside other people’s needs.
You did not lose yourself. You learned how to survive where being fully seen did not feel safe.
About the book
What is The Poet Who Forgot Her Name about?
It is a poetry collection about trauma, survival, lost identity, finding your voice, and returning to yourself.
Is it a trauma-recovery book?
It is literary poetry grounded in themes of trauma and emotional healing. It can offer recognition and language for difficult experiences, but it is not therapy or a substitute for professional care.
Who is Diana Wallace?
Diana Wallace is a poet, filmmaker, and founder of Aliholly Studios. The Poet Who Forgot Her Name is the first volume in The Forgetting trilogy.
Content note: This collection engages with trauma, grief, identity loss, and survival. If you are in immediate danger or crisis, contact local emergency services or a qualified crisis resource in your country.