Sonnet to My Mother by George Barker is the type of poem that rolls off the tongue, making it a good choice for a reading at ...

Poets have been writing about death since the beginning of the written word, and it’s no wonder their poems often appear at ...

Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer ... The text of this hymn is taken from a longer poem, “The Brewing of Soma”, by the American Quaker ...

Next week on Good Morning Britain Sean Fletcher will be surprising three amazing mums who were nominated for our Mum In A Million competition. We had thousands of nominations and will meet our ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

The 57-year-old has spoken at funerals for his mother and father ... Andy has written poetry that captures something about their life or character. "I feel everybody deserves something humane ...

Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait” (1889) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Editor’s Note: The following poems have been excerpted with permission and adapted ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...

My Mother’s Funeral: The Show was first developed by Jones through the Mercury Theatre’s Playwrights Development Programme, before being picked up through an open call by Paines Plough.

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss her translation ...

A New York family is suing Rivera Funeral Home for mistakenly sending their mother's casket to Guatemala instead of Ecuador. The funeral home's attempt to cover up ...