A Canadian physician penned a poem that inspired the Memorial Day connection to the poppy. Then an American professor wrote her own poem and promoted the flower as a symbol of remembrance.

The memorial to honor those who died in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland has broken ...

Funeral poems for the grieving. W hen 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 ...

sky and Southern Cross, I wondered. Richard Levine, a retired NYC teacher, is the author of Now in Contest, Selected Poems, Contiguous States, and five chapbooks. An Advisory Editor of BigCityLit ...

Like many funeral poems that give comfort to the grieving, Dickinson’s piece—and the final stanza, in particular—suggests the dead might live on in the afterlife. RD.COM, GETTY IMAGES. 3.

There's an endless number of silly, whimsical and funny poems that are sure to give you a chuckle, no matter when you read them!

JUNE 18, 2021 — Two poems written by retired U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa Carrington Firmin, UTSA’s military liaison, are currently on display in a prominent exhibit at the Military Women’s Memorial at ...

The “Old Soul” poem, which Priscilla recited at her daughter’s public memorial service at Graceland, was penned by either Riley, 33, or twins Harper and Finley, 14.