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“Bereavement,” By Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley's poem describes one man's intense grief
Percy Bysshe Shelley is known as one of the preeminent Romantic English poets of the 19th century. Though he only lived to be 29 years old, he is regarded by many to be one of the most influential poets of the English … Continue reading
“A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal” by William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth captures grief over a lost loved one in eight short lines
How many lines does a poet need to write in order to record a loved one’s death? Of course, the story of a person’s death, as with their life, goes further than any number of words can express. British Romantic … Continue reading
”Waking or asleep, / Thou of death must deem / Things more true and deep / Than we mortals dream, / Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream?”
–Percy Bysshe Shelley, from "To a Skylark"
Read the full poem here. More from A Right of Passage: Memorial Songs: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” Memorial … Continue reading
