Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“From a Train Window” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Nature reminds us that death is part of her poetry

  When I was fourteen, my family went on a vacation to Ireland. We drove through the much-too-small roads in a much-too-big rental car: a Mercedes van that seated ten. It sometimes felt perilous weaving through quaint little towns in … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Harry Potter Series Depicts an Enlightened View of Death as a Destination, Rather than an Enemy

Recently, a part of my childhood “died”; no, thankfully, not a person, but something important nonetheless. Three weeks ago, the final Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” was released, bringing an end to the magical … Continue reading

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