How had I not read Cutting for Stone before? From Ethiopia to New York, Abraham Verghese weaves a …
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Taking inventory of your life after loss and heartbreak with Poorna Bell’s In Search of Silence
"Grief is the terrible reminder of the depths of our love and, like love, grief is non-negotiable. …
On going about your own life when a loved one is suffering: W. H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts”
After I spent some time memorising Tennyson’s “Ulysses”, I decided to move on to learning W. H. …
Nick Cave’s chosen “sad poem of loss”: “The Widower in the Country” by Les Murray
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012.Image credit Sally May Mills. I was very saddened to …
Poetry for Letting Go: In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver
Lately I've been reflecting on good poems to learn by heart, and "In Blackwater Woods" by Mary …
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A Lesson in Grief and Illness from Our Poorly Dog
Yesterday morning our eldest sheepdog, Nell, had to be lifted out from her run, where she'd suddenly …
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“Innocent Holy Foolishness”: How Leo Tolstoy Dealt with Grief by Cycling
Tolstoy with his bicycle, next to his wife.Tolstoy was sixty-five when he took up bicycling on …
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