Beautiful Loss of a Friend Poems . The loss of a friend can feel as painful as losing a family member. After all, they were ...

A poem can evoke laughter or tears, thoughtful reflection, and, like contemplative prayer, can spark insights buried under layers of obfuscation. Poetry is a trustworthy friend, a tender and ...

A: As I was writing this, one of my closest friends died, and so I started writing elegy poems to her. She was 39 when she died, and I was feeling devastated at her loss. I started writing to her ...

Friends shared them with their friends, saying the verses added joy to their day. “The poems that you send express in words feelings that I have no ability to express,” my friend Marilyn wrote.

DEAR ANNIE: I just read the letter written by “Clueless,” a woman who has been married for 16 years and recently discovered her husband has been having affairs with both men and women.

Lost and Found: A Newly Discovered Poem by Robert Frost “Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

Poems anchored me as I lost my son, so I shared them Sunday, May 28, 2023 4:00 AM. ... Family members and friends contributed. One sent “Chinese Foot Chart,” by Kay Ryan: ...