Funeral Readings and Poems

by Brown, Becky | Literature & literary studies
Published 17/03/2022 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of the Macmillan Collector's Library series
Hardback | 208 pages
99 x 156 x 18mm | 160g

To find solace from grief, we have always turned to the written word. With poetry and prose spanning continents, religions and cultures, this moving anthology examines loss, celebrates lives well lived and offers words of consolation.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning clothbound pocket-sized classics with gilt edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by Becky Brown.

Helpfully divided into different sections, Funeral Readings and Poems features many famous poems such as 'Funeral Blues' by W. H. Auden and 'How do I Love Thee?' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, alongside comforting prose from the likes of Louisa May Alcott and Kenneth Graham.