The Lantern Hours

The Lantern Hours is the debut poetry collection by Seraphina Blackwell, exploring love, loss, grief, and the quiet battles of the mind. Structured in three movements—Love, Loss, and The Lantern Hours—this collection traces the fragile path from connection to heartbreak, from mourning to self-discovery. Through intimate reflections and haunting imagery, Blackwell writes of relationships that linger long after they end, childhood wounds that refuse to fade, and the search for light during life's darkest hours. For anyone who has ever loved deeply, grieved quietly, or searched for a place to belong, these poems offer a lantern in the darkness—a reminder that even the longest nights are survivable.