The Roar of Silence

The loudest answer to any question is silence.

Written in the aftermath of loss, The Roar of Silence is a luminous poetry chapbook that explores grief, fatherhood, memory, and what remains when language reaches its limits. These poems move through silence as both wound and teacher—an emptiness that can sting, widen into loneliness, and still hold something bright at its center.

Blending intimate moments with cosmic imagery—flashlights raised into the dark, stars at aphelion, gravity’s pull—Stern creates a collection that is both deeply human and vast with wonder. Each poem feels like a question sent into the night: unanswered in words, yet returning as meaning.