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By Alan R. Shapiro. The oldest sister, her two hands on the table, about to push herself up, stares with grim. determination at the affronting dishes, waiting, it seems, until the middle sister. finishes her story, so she can clear them away. Her gaze so tense with purpose she can almost.
Jul 13, 2010 · Alan Shapiro will publish two books in 2011: Night of the Republic, a book of poems, and Broadway Baby, a novel. His last book of poems, Old War, won the 2009 Ambassador Book Award in poetry.
By Alan R. Shapiro. There were two voices in the fever dream: Hers speaking from another room, and theirs, The teeny-boppers, singing from the screen. Hers spoke a litany of grievous thanks, And thankful worries, who did what to whom, And why, and thank God it wasn’t worse, poor bastard, Poor thing, while theirs kept singing who wears short.
Dec 19, 2006 · Using a technique more familiar to prose nonfiction, Shapiro’s poems about his brother and sister use their given names. In a more conspicuous gesture, Vigil, Shapiro’s memoir of his sister’s death, ends with the six poems devoted to the same subject, suggesting that the poetic afterword also functions as a memoir.
- Immortality by Clare Harner
- There Is No Night Without A Dawning by Helen Steiner Rice
- Turn Again to Life by Mary Lee Hall
- Farewell by Anne Bronte
- If I Should Go by Joyce Grenfell
- I Felt An Angel – Author Unknown
- His Journey’s Just Begun by Ellen Brenneman
- Peace My Heart by Rabindranath Tagore
- If I Should Go Tomorrow – Author Unknown
- Crossing The Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
This inspirational poem about the death of a loved one invites us to look for them all around us in the beauty of the world. Written as if spoken by the deceased, the poem tells us that whilst their body may be given to the ground, their presence lives on. This comforting, heartfelt message doesn’t mean that we can’t miss someone, but it reminds us...
This short poem is a popular choice for funerals because it reminds us that despite the death of someone we cared about, the darkness of our grief will pass. Whilst death is hard to bear at first, this poem tells us that those who have died have found peace in a “brighter day.” That’s a reassuring thought for those who mourn.
This beautiful poem was perhaps made most famous for having been read at Princess Diana’s funeral. It urges the listener – the griever – to not mourn for long, but to embrace life once more. It tells us to look for those who are also in need of comfort and to take up the mantle left to us by the dearly departed.
This is another well known poem about death that reminds us not to think of it as a final goodbye. Instead, it encourages us to cherish the fond memories we have of our loved one so as to keep them alive within us. It also urges us to never let go of hope – hope that we will soon find joy and smiles where now we have anguish and tears.
Another poem written as if spoken by the departed, it urges those left behind to remain who they are and not let grief change them. Of course, it is always sad to say goodbye, but life has to go on and you have to keep on living it to the best of your abilities. You may also like (poems continue below): 1. 10 Of The Best Poems About Life Ever To Ha...
This poem about loss is not attributed to anyone in particular, but it is a true gift, whoever the author was. It tells us never to overlook the presence of a deceased loved one – the angel described in these words. Even though they may not be with us physically, they always remain with us in spirit.
Here’s another uplifting and inspirational poem about death that encourages us to think of a loved one not as gone, but as on another part of their journey. It doesn’t specifically talk about an afterlife, but if that is what you believe, this poem will be of great comfort to you. If you don’t believe in such things, it also talks about a person’s ...
When someone we care about dies, peace may seem a long way off in the future. But it needn’t be, as this poem shows. If we seek not to resist the passing, but to see it as a grand resolution to something beautiful – a life – we can have peace even as a loved one drifts away. It calls us to accept that nothing is permanent and to respect that life g...
Another poem of unknown origin, it calls us to look upon death not as a goodbye, but as a transition in how we communicate with our loved ones. No longer may they be here with us, but their love can always be felt – the heavens and stars in this verse possibly representing the world around us.
At first glance, this poem might appear to have little to do with death, but the metaphors it uses speak clearly of the transition from life to death. The ‘bar’ refers to a sandbar or submerged ridge between the ocean and a tidal river or estuary and the author hopes for a tide so large that there will be no waves on this ridge. Instead, as he emba...
across the city down below us—. Ellen. and the girls out somewhere, you and I alone, you with your eyes closed, I with a drink in hand: you suddenly in character, your voice. a wraith’s voice,
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Alan Shapiro: Writing poetry is partly and mainly essentially a collaborative enterprise. Nobody writes anything without the help of someone else. That can be a friend, a fellow poet or another poem you love and want to emulate, or at the very least be in conversation with. More generally, poems exist not just to be read in the isolation of one’s study but to be talked about, to generate ...
