"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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