NPR

Using poetry to understand grief during a very difficult year

It's been a difficult year for many people. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with poet Danez Smith about using poetry to understand and process complex emotions like grief. As the year comes to an end, we ...
Hyperallergic

Poetry for 49 Days of Grief

Time of Grief: Mourning Poems (photos by the author for Hyperallergic) There are surprisingly few poetry collections built around the experience of loss. One of them, published just last year, is Time ...
Yahoo

How grief became path-breaking poetry in Victoria Chang's 'Obit'

It happened before she expected it: Victoria Chang's parents were struck by illness. First her father was severely debilitated by a stroke; then her mother died. She felt so isolated by caregiving ...
Psychology Today

How to Deal With Grief Using Poetry

April is National Poetry Month. In the midst of a pandemic, this year’s celebrations have either been suspended, or the organizers have become more creative in their planning. Where most towns across ...
LAist

Using poetry to understand grief during a very difficult year

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. As the year comes to an end, we don't ...
sdpb

Using poetry to understand grief during a very difficult year

As the year comes to an end, we don't want to lose sight of the fact that it's been a difficult one for a lot of people. With the pandemic raging due to the omicron variant, slow economic recovery and ...