Investigating how and why we cry, poet Heather Christle explores the relationship between a depressed 19th century author and her physician. Show more

American poet Heather Christle draws on scientific research, as well as her own experience, to investigate how and why we cry. Show more

Concluding her investigation into the act of crying, poet Heather Christle makes peace with the suicide of an old friend and her own family history of depression. Show more

A young Black man is shot by the police in Walmart, prompting poet Heather Christle to consider the power and meaning of “white lady tears”. Show more

As American poet Heather Christle expects her first child, she continues her investigation of how and why we cry – focusing on the tears of infants and parents. Show more