Sometimes it's hard to put loss into words, but poems about losing a loved one can help you comfort a friend, family member, ...

This is one of Poe’s most well-rounded poems, one that examines the idea of death in a way that balances sorrow with hope and invites readers to think beyond grief and loss and instead towards ...

But the poem is about more than Jordan’s title-winning shot. It’s also about the death of a loved one and processing grief. Smith uses the poem to teach her students about structure, pacing, allusion, ...

First lesson is to cherish life since it can be so short. Second, just be there. Third, hold unto those you love. Fourth, ...

Judith Beveridge’s poetic eye has always been unblinking. She continues to stare even when the sight is shocking, and she ...

Carson Daly remembered his late mother on the anniversary of her death with a poignant poem he said "really saved" him when he was "in the grip of crippling grief" after losing her. Carson shared ...

New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023, was asked how her feelings on death have changed over time. “I'm not afraid of death, death, deathity, death, death,” Atwood said. “What comes before can ...

Then there are poems written in the voice of Baartman herself ... idea of the university” in the week of her mother’s death. Memories of the latter blur with lecture notes, thoughts on ...

Reviews of Geraldine Mitchell’s Naming Love; Kelly Michels’s American Anthem; David McLoghlin’s Crash Centre; and John Mee’s ...

A seed wrapped in fear, trauma, pain, war and hope and see what grows?” Who among us hasn’t experienced fear, trauma and pain ...

Poe in Lowell festival celebrates Edgar Allan Poe's works and ties to Lowell on the 175th anniversary of his death ...