Poets have been writing about death since the beginning of the written word, and it’s no wonder their poems often appear at funerals. Not only do funeral poems help people process the loss of a ...

is one of the most memorable quotes from the movie ... I shall but love thee better after death. It’s no surprise that many of the most famous poems ever written tackle the joy and heartbreak ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

We're born to die, but we're still shocked when You, Lord, call 'kin' home. Our neighbor left, her kids were shocked, no more on earth she'll roam. Another chap lost his sweet wife, no 'kin' are even ...