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Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“Early Death” by Hartley Coleridge
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’m very pleased to be here. Let’s face it, at my age I’m very pleased to be anywhere.”
-George Burns
“He made death his ladder to the skies.”
-Edmund Spenser
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Edmund Spenser, Edmund Spenser Quotes, Quotes about Death
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“When Death Comes” by Mary Oliver
The role of realizations in Mary Oliver's "When Death Comes"
They say the best revenge is living well, and in Mary Oliver’s “When Death Comes,” this is exactly the attitude the poet takes—against death itself. Oliver has an antagonistic view of death, comparing it to a “hungry bear in autumn” … Continue reading
Spreading Sympathy
Gwen Frostic's sympathy cards use nature to help connect with others
Gwen Frostic may have passed away in 2001, but her legacy lives on. She’s known for her nature-inspired greeting cards, each “an original hand-cut block print on fine paper,” according to her official website. Her sympathy cards, which feature not … Continue reading
“A Piece of the Storm” by Mark Strand
A little snowflake has a big impact in Mark Strand's "A Piece of the Storm"
Here at SevenPonds, we’re probably hyperaware of death’s inevitability. I know that it certainly wasn’t a topic I considered on a daily basis until I joined this team. But that may mean that we occasionally take for granted what tends … Continue reading
