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“Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant

This classic poem is often a teen's introduction to deeply thinking about death

The 19th century poet William Cullen Bryant could not recall when he wrote “Thanatopsis.” Similarly, I long ago lost count of how many of my high school students had not thought much about their mortality before we turned to the poem in our American Literature … Continue reading

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