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Author: Kelly Larsen

  • “Early Elegy: Headmistress”Claudia Emerson unites comedy and tragedy in her short poem to form one perfect whole

    “Early Elegy: Headmistress”
    Claudia Emerson unites comedy and tragedy in her short poem to form one perfect whole

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Immortalizing Life Lessons
    Jef Raskin’s gift to his son offers fatherly guidance, even after Jef is gone

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Things Shouldn’t Be So Hard”Kay Ryan's "Things Shouldn't Be So Hard" celebrates the memories we leave behind

    “Things Shouldn’t Be So Hard”
    Kay Ryan’s “Things Shouldn’t Be So Hard” celebrates the memories we leave behind

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Funeral Blues”W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues" is despondent, but genuine

    “Funeral Blues”
    W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” is despondent, but genuine

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Traditional Chinese Burial CustomsHow ancient beliefs continue to inspire Chinese funeral rites

    Traditional Chinese Burial Customs
    How ancient beliefs continue to inspire Chinese funeral rites

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “After a Death”Tomas Transtromer manages to convey all-consuming emotions in a concise poem

    “After a Death”
    Tomas Transtromer manages to convey all-consuming emotions in a concise poem

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “A Mother’s Lament”Robert Burns's poem conveys a mother's perspective on the loss of her son

    “A Mother’s Lament”
    Robert Burns’s poem conveys a mother’s perspective on the loss of her son

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Alone”Sara Teasdale's poem views life as lonelier than death

    “Alone”
    Sara Teasdale’s poem views life as lonelier than death

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”Junot Diaz's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel manages to put death in a beautiful light

    “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”
    Junot Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel manages to put death in a beautiful light

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”William Butler Yeats inspires readers with "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"

    “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
    William Butler Yeats inspires readers with “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”

    Kelly Larsen

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