A Dirty Word Called Grief... 01buy a copy02read reviews03excerpts04write a note What readers are saying—“A Dirty Word Called Grief by A.P. Bastian is a deeply moving book of poetry about grief in all its colors--dark, light, and the middle grey.” Read more reviews This is a book that shamelessly speaks of tears and darkness and loss in mouthfuls and without restraint, but which also inspires hope in a new beginning after the end.