Standing on Our Last Bones

“We are stitched together by grief, resilience, and a thousand small acts of survival.”

Standing on Our Last Bones is a soulful, poetic offering from Zimbabwean-born, British author Ngonidzashe Diana Johns. Weaving memoir, verse, and cultural remembrance, this collection navigates chronic illness, ancestral memory, womanhood, and the sacred art of slow becoming.

With unflinching honesty and lyrical beauty, Ngoni writes for the women who are still rising, still aching, still becoming. This is a book for anyone who has lived through the storm and dared to name the light.

 About the Author

Ngonidzashe Diana Johns is a Zimbabwean-born, British poet, writer, and chronic illness advocate whose work threads together grief, resilience, and the sacred art of becoming. A graduate in Accounting & Finance, she brings both analytical depth and lyrical insight to her creative practice, weaving poetry, memoir, and cultural remembrance into offerings that speak to the invisible battles women face.

Her debut collection, Chiedza: Reflections on Darkness, Light, and the Moments in Between, established her as a compelling voice for tenderness and triumph. She is also the founder of Chiedza Innovations with Chiedza Co., a creative sub- brand dedicated to journals, healing tools, and faith-rooted spaces for women navigating chronic illness, grief, and transformation.

With Standing on Our Last Bones, Johns deepens her body of work—writing unflinchingly from the intersections of Black womanhood, ancestral memory, and spiritual longing. Her words have touched readers worldwide, affirming that even in silence and sorrow, we are still rising.