Tender farewells

A collection of poems about love, power, and the beauty of letting go.

Tender Farewells is an intense and psychologically astute poetry collection about the relationship between two people. It takes the reader from passion to vulnerability, from power dynamics to shame, and finally to letting go, which does not invalidate love.

The work examines how love can be both a strength and a trial. How unfulfilled dreams erode a relationship. And how letting go can be one of the most important forms of love.

This is not an accusation.
This is not a defense.
This is a testament to what has been lived.

Themes

• Passion and embodied memory
• Dynamics of power and dependence
• Shame and self-protection
• Unfulfilled dreams
• Letting go and liberation
• Gratitude without bitterness

Book information

Author: Suvi Suutarinen
ISBN: 978-952-65935-3-1
Publication year: 2026
Language: Finnish
Publisher: Joy Publishing

Who is this book for?

• For you who have loved deeply
• For you who have had to let go
• For you who are looking for words for experiences for which there are not always words
• For readers who appreciate an honest portrayal of adult love

Why Tender Farewells?

This book does not sugarcoat.
It does not romanticize suffering.
It gives space to both pain and gratitude.

Tender Farewells is a book about how sometimes love remains – even when people leave.