Through a Sea Laced with Midnight Hues dives into the mentality and emotions that can overtake a person during a depressive episode. This is a journey alongside mental illness via poetry and prose which includes a raw account of the ups, downs, and hopelessness. Author Tinamarie Cox finds writing poetry therapeutic for her emotional and mental health struggles. Looking back over her notebooks, she noticed a recurring theme in much of her work. At her darkest, she was describing herself as sinking, drowning, and fighting to swim against the heavy currents. These are the relatable elements described through the poetry in this collection. Travel through a sea laced with midnight hues and find hope on dry land with the sunrise.