And when it comes to inspirational poems, there is no shortage of uplifting poetic words in that body of work. “When I Read the Book” is about an accomplished person reading their biography ...
Actress Ashley Judd read a poem by 19-year-old Nina Donovan from her home state of Tennessee. “I am a nasty woman,” the poem began. “Not as nasty as a man who looks like he bathes in Cheeto ...
Even if you’re just starting to get your poetry feet wet, this list will inspire you and have you reading whole poetry ... one (making this a good funeral poem), assuring them that they are ...
Barnaby Martin of Listening In looks at the origin of the incredibly poignant scene from Four Weddings and a Funeral in which ...
Reading Time tells the story of the long poem in the long eighteenth-century as it navigated between narrative and description, progress and digression, and time and space. The long poem emerged, ...
DWINA Gibb, widow of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, fought back tears as she read out the poem she penned for her husband's funeral. Legendary singer Robin died in 2012 and at his funeral wife Dwina ...
For the Fallen, a poignant poem by Robert Laurence Binyon, is read by service personnel at the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle. Three verses are read by Warrant Officer Keith ...
Alexandra Petri is a Washington Post columnist offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day. Petri is the author of "A.P.'s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)" and ...
DWINA Gibb, widow of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, fought back tears as she read out the poem she penned for her husband's funeral. Legendary singer Robin died in 2012 and at his funeral wife Dwina ...