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Tag Archives: Poems About Loss
Parting Ways
Katherine Gallagher's poem shows that everything is about perspective
I chose this week’s poem because I loved its mixture of imagery and metaphor. Its title alone, “Cloud-Eye,” foreshadows this use of figurative language. And incidentally, foreshadowing is an important part of the poem as well. Katherine Gallagher uses each … Continue reading
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Tagged Cloud-Eye, Katherine Gallagher, Katherine Gallagher Poems, Poems About Loss
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Finding Happiness
Christina Rossetti reminds us that grief need not be permanent
Photo Credit: myheartramblings Christina Rossetti’s “Remember” took me somewhat by surprise. The final message in the poem is that, in a sense, ignorance is bliss; Rossetti feels that not thinking about a loss and therefore not feeling the emotional pain … Continue reading
The Hour of Lead
Emily Dickinson perfectly captures the numbness we experience after the passing of a loved one
My post last week was about letting go of sorrows in order to be happy, and to fully appreciate the good experiences in life. While this is an important stage to come to, it’s certainly not what immediately follows a … Continue reading
That Age-Old Question: What is the Meaning of Life?
Marie Howe's poem shows that life is more than just the problems we tackle
I don’t think it’s unfair to say that human beings have a tendency to take things for granted. Even the little, simple joys in life are worth being grateful for, but too often we gloss over them to complain about … Continue reading
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Tagged Marie Howe, Poems about Death, Poems About Loss, What the Living Do
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Letting Go
Natasha Trethewey's poem offers her take on death, and so much more
According to this article in The Atlantic, Natasha Trethewey’s “Elegy” for her father is not actually about death. As the author states, “…what’s being elegized is…a kind of loss between father and daughter, a kind of estrangement.” Although the poem … Continue reading
Seeking the Highest Goal
Louisa May Alcott's "Transfiguration" views death as "the true sucess"
As its name suggests, “Transfiguration,” by Louisa May Alcott, is about change, and specifically change for the better. The poem was written about Alcott’s mother after her death, and it’s filled with so much love and admiration that one can’t help … Continue reading
Love and Death
Hartley Coleridge's intentional ambiguity reveals conflicting emotions
Many people know and love the work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; but what they may not know is that Coleridge had three children who also grew up to be writers. The oldest of these children was Hartley Coleridge, who wrote … Continue reading
”I shift my pillow closer to the full moon.”
- Saiba, Died on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, 1858 at the age of fifty-one.
