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Coping With Election Grief: While half of Americans are celebrating, the other half are in mourning
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“Poems of Mourning,” Edited by Peter Washington
A collection of poems about grief and loss
“Poems of Mourning” is a volume from the Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Series, which, in turn, is part and parcel of Everyman’s Library, a reprint series that publishes new and beautiful editions of literary classics, mostly from from the western … Continue reading
“Misery” by Anton Chekhov
Discussing the isolation in Anton Chekhov's "Misery"
Last week I wrote about the shock that follows hearing of a death. This week I’m analyzing the short story “Misery,” by Anton Chekhov, and its title leaves no doubt about what the tale involves. The narrative follows Iona Potapov, … Continue reading
“On My First Son” by Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson's touching elegy is both tragic and optimistic
We’re all familiar with Shakespeare, but a lesser known contemporary of his is Ben Jonson, whose plays were more focused on satire. As comical as his stage plays were, however, Jonson actually suffered many tragedies in his lifetime, including the … Continue reading
