I’d named him Dagr Nott, old Norse for “day and night” but for short, I called him “Dag”. It was a silly little joke to let ...

Sometimes it's hard to put loss into words, but poems about losing a loved one can help you comfort a friend, family member, ...

Pets are the family members who supply unconditional, uncomplicated love, and for many people, losing a pet comes with a somewhat ... acknowledge their profound loss and help them remember their ...

Follow our top tips for how to talk to your child when a family pet dies, and help them to cope with loss and bereavement. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable ...

And while grief softens over time, you always miss your mom. These poems about the loss of a mother express how it feels when ...

The very last photo was of a poem about grief from Donna Ashworth's book, Wild Hope. "You don't move on after loss, but you ...

Urdu poets Jaun Elia and Ahmad Faraz, both influential yet distinct, offer contrasting experiences of love through their ...

Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its variety and complexity. This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...