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“Elegy” by Natasha Trethewey
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
“Tomorrow Is Another Day”
Mathieu Lehanneur's unique design inspires meditations on both life and death
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has come up with a way to “see” the future: well, sort of. His art piece, “Tomorrow Is Another Day,” is a round, hanging projector that offers viewers a video image of the next day’s weather. … Continue reading
“Stop worrying about the world ending today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.”
-Charles M. Schulz
Photo Credit: Orange County Archives Flickr
“At That Hour” by James Joyce
Discussing love and death in James Joyce's "At That Hour"
I’ve written many times in this column about the wide range of interpretations that poetry is open to. I definitely faced that this week when I found “At That Hour,” by James Joyce. Joyce is, by nature, a very complex … Continue reading
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Tagged At That Hour, Dubliners, James Joyce, James Joyce Poems, James Joyce Poetry, Poems about Death, The Dead
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“Death, be not proud” by John Donne
John Donne suggests that death is, in fact, conquerable
I once loaned my mom a book of 17th century plays I had just finished, at her request; the same day, she returned it to me, complaining about the difficult “Shakespearean” language in which it was written. The fact is, … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Poems for Loved Ones, John Donne, John Donne Poems, Poem
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