Influenced by his philosophical studies and personal experiences, Nigeria’s poet Gabriel Ayomide Festus channels themes of grief, absence, and language into his work. In this interview with SEGUN ...
Poems can promote understanding by taking us behind enemy lines. Threatening to boycott anyone's art or literature will only ...
In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks processes the sudden death of her husband of 35 years, and shares how other cultures make ...
A hard day here, remembering the day dear ones 'left' us. It seems to happen frequently; they leave without a fuss. A boy or girl - be young or old; when God calls, they 'fly' home! Tho friend or kin, ...
The mourning uncle of a 23-year-old murder victim jumped over a barrier during a routine pre-trial hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week. He then tackled the defendant, Alexander Ortiz, 21 ...
Two people who have fought on opposing sides of the decades-old conflict between Palestinians and Israel have come to together through “grieving and crying” to discuss how Israeli Jews and ...
Most of us have acknowledged grief connected to the death of family and other loved ones. But there is another kind of grief, one experienced by Dana and legions of others, that is less commonly ...
Yet as the figure skating community continued to grapple with the deaths of more than 15 skaters, coaches and parents in a fatal plane crash Wednesday night, the grief was not limited to the clubs ...
Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...
But in 2001, Koko was grieving. Her lifelong companion, another gorilla named Michael, had passed away, leaving her withdrawn and seemingly depressed. The researchers feared she might be suffering ...
We all know that it is normal to feel sad for a while when we lose a loved one, but grief is often much bigger than just sadness, making it hard to feel like yourself. You might even wonder if you ...
Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When the New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven ... “The Raven” tells the tale of a grieving narrator mourning the ...