After the death of his father, the poet Kevin Young looked for a collection of poetry about grieving and recovering after loss. When he couldn't find one, he compiled one himself. His new ...

A tear. Then tears. Then nothing. Then tears. This is how people grieve when they’re alone. It might last for a day, month, or many years. Feelings might be hidden or slightly shown. . They cry ...

[Thought at first that grief had brought him down.] By Ellen Bryant Voigt Thought at first that grief had brought him down. His wife dead, his own hand dug the grave under a willow oak, in family ...

Dan Chelotti’s poem “Grieving in the Modern World,” was published in his first book of poetry, “x,” published by McSweeney’s. Read the text of the poem below. We caught up with poet ...

Popular Funeral Poems These poems are popular for a reason. The following poems are well known for helping bereaved people express their grief and for providing them comfort.

These poems reminded me of the particularity of the lives of the people who were killed, and of how many people (friends, lovers, family) will be personally haunted by their loss.

Book review ‘Knotted Grief’: Poetry on shared and private griefs show how sorrow can be an essential life force Why should we read Naveen Kishore’s poems threaded with loss and heartbreak ...

The priest read a poem at her funeral. I know it's long, but maybe you can publish it, so others might see themselves before it's too late. -- Grieving Friend ...

Some of the best poets of spring are masters of the minor key. So it's no surprise that the famously dour Philip Larkin wrote two of the finest spring poems of the last century, according to ...

Read an excerpt from "Grief Is for People," the first memoir from author and humor writer Sloane Crosley.