About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
This book was born from impossible distance. When Stefanía's two sisters were diagnosed with cancer six months apart, she was thousands of miles away in Western Australia, unable to reach her Icelandic homeland. The grief was ocean-deep how do you say goodbye across the world? Without Trace emerged from that heartbreak. Raised as the youngest of nine siblings on a remote Icelandic farm, Stefanía found herself caught between two worlds: volcanic valleys of memory and sun-scorched Australian reality. Poetry became her bridge, transforming personal loss into universal truth a testament to how love transcends distance, how landscapes hold our stories, and how grief, when given voice, becomes light.
Our Story
We exist at the intersection of memory and landscape, grief and grace. Through Stefanía Guðbjörg Gísladóttir's Without Trace, we share poetry born from profound loss and lived across two worlds Iceland's volcanic shores and Australia's vast deserts. Our purpose is to offer readers more than beautiful words; we provide a companion for life's most difficult journeys. We believe poetry has the power to transform pain into understanding, isolation into connection, and absence into enduring presence. Whether you're navigating your own grief, seeking spiritual depth, or simply drawn to honest, lyrical storytelling, you'll find a home here. This is where hearts meet across oceans, where nine siblings dance in dreamscapes, and where love leaves its trace even when everything else fades.