Grief In Greenness: Two Melancholy Poems Of Spring Some of the best poets of spring are masters of the minor key. ... in short, to draw a new circle." Or, one might say, ...

Short poems like this one may not be top of mind when considering funeral poetry, but it’s a moving option for those who are grieving. RD.com, Getty Images. 20.

After her parents fell ill, Victoria Chang, finalist for a Times Book Prize, wrote 'Obit,' poems styled as obituaries of loved ones — and herself.

The NewsHour asked its staff for recommendations of books or poems that helped them survive a period of loss. In their own words, here are 10 possible reads for someone who's grieving.

Director of the Classics Institute at Dakota State University, he has written over 800 essays, poems, reviews, and short stories in publications from the Atlantic to the Washington Post. His poetry ...

Dad-to-be Frederick Joseph wrote a heartbreaking poem about his feelings of grief after his wife had a miscarriage after successful IVF. ... Their excitement was short-lived.

Like many funeral poems that give comfort to the grieving, Dickinson’s piece—and the final stanza, in particular—suggests the dead might live on in the afterlife. RD.COM, GETTY IMAGES 3.

Like many I spent yesterday morning reading everything I could about the 49 people who were killed at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Reading about the grieving family members. Reading about the killer.