Funeral poems for the grieving When a loved one passes away, it can feel like all joy leaves the world with them, as well as any words to articulate that grief. In these moments, we often end up ...

Jane Kenyon’s “The Pond at Dusk” is a quiet, mischievous reckoning with nature and mortality. Our critic A.O. Scott plumbs ...

It’s there, too, when life is less than rosy: when you’re feeling down, suffering from heartbreak or full of confusion. Even when you’re dealing with an agonizing loss, funeral poems are a ...

Priscilla Presley spoke at her daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s funeral in January 2023. (BACKGRID) “The old soul — I have no idea how to put my mother into words. Truth is there and too many.