W. S. Merwin
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Poems of Grief
Grief is very singular and specific, yet universal; we all experience loss. And in this — love and loss, the most universal of topics — we walk alone, carrying the most familiar and painful of sorrows.
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Happy New Year from Verse! Classic and modern, earnest and sardonic, here are five wildly varied poets' takes on the occasion.
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