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“Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.”
-Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged A Right of Passage, Death, Langston Hughes, Life, Poem, Poems about Death, Poems about Life, Quotes, Quotes about Death
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“Sorrow’s Uses” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Learning different lessons from the poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Last December, I wrote about the necessity of grief when discussing “Sorrow’s Uses,” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Today, I’m looking at a poem called “A Song of Life,” by the same author, but which has a very different tone (though … Continue reading
“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes
Examining the advice in Langston Hughes's "Mother to Son"
This week, I’m taking a look at “Mother to Son,” by Langston Hughes. I love the poem’s message, which is about not giving up, even though life is hard. The poem’s narrator, the mother, uses the metaphor of a staircase … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Langston Hughes, Mother to Son, Mother to Son Poem, Poems about Life
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“We Have Not Long to Love” by Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams illustrates the necessity of savoring every moment
This week, I’m looking at the writing of Tennessee Williams, but not a play; A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie are probably his most famous works, but Williams wrote poetry too. “We Have Not Long to Love” … Continue reading
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
One of Robert Frost's most famous poems offers plenty of food for thought
The first time I read Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” I immediately interpreted it (as many others have) as a poem about a suicidal man reluctantly resisting the tempting thought of taking his own life. Here’s … Continue reading
“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
