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“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead.”
-Albert Einstein
“Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney's "Mid-Term Break" is raw, real
Seamus Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for his poetry, and it is no wonder why; his works have their own beauty and rhythm that gives them a kind of musical quality. One of his poems, … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Death, Death of a Naturalist, Grief, Literature, Mid-Term Break, Seamus Heaney
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“Memories are simply moments that refuse to be ordinary.”
-Dorothy Keaton Hall (Diane Keaton's mother)
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death, Diane Keaton, Dorothy Keaton Hall, Life, Memories
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“Conscientious Objector” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem has an audacious message
As its title suggests, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Conscientious Objector” contains heavy anti-war tones; but it can also be read as a simple, but potent, protest against death in general. Millay is unabashed in her views right from the get-go, … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Anti-War poems, Conscientious Objector, Death, Dying, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Life
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