Memories I Can't Let Go Of

Memories I Can't Let Go Of is a poetry collection about the moments that stay-long after the room has emptied and the conversation has ended. These poems move through love and loss, laughter and aftermath, the quiet strength it takes to keep going, and the tenderness we find when we finally let ourselves feel.

With honest language and intimate snapshots, Alexander Tokar writes about connection: the people who become home, the places that hold our history, and the memories that refuse to fade because they mattered. For anyone who has ever carried a name, a voice, or a season of life in their chest, this book is an invitation to pause, breathe, and remember-without shame, without apology, and without letting go of what made you human.

Alexander Tokar is a writer from Indiana who believes poetry is the art of noticing-in love, in friendship, in fleeting moments, in the everyday. His words are rooted in the people who shaped his story and the places that held them. Memories I Can't Let Go Of is his second collection, continuing the journey of finding hope, beauty, and connection in unexpected places. When he isn't writing, Alexander is with his wife Jennifer, his chosen family, and the circle of friends who have become living starlight in his life.