Mozart owned a starling, Shostakovich loved his dog, and Ravel was smitten with his kittens. We take a look at our favourite ...

Some children may also like to draw a picture or write a poem to put in with their special friend. While the death of a pet ...

Death doulas provide end-of-life support. A pet doula provides counseling or emotional ... practice involves a small ceremony with poetry, time for the owner to be alone with the pet, and wrapping ...

Founded in 1934, Pet Memorial Park is one of the oldest active pet cemeteries in the country. (The oldest was founded in ...

This is one of Poe’s most well-rounded poems, one that examines the idea of death in a way that balances sorrow with hope and invites readers to think beyond grief and loss and instead towards ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Whether they’re fondling over a gravestone or canoodling in a bathtub, the figurines are hot Halloween collectibles.

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 ...

Drivers passing the old country cemetery on Woodlawn Road must’ve found the sight strange: a bright yellow bicycle leaning ...

covering themes of family, loss, identity, mental health ... Dots & Doodle, Holly’s Typewriter Poetry, and more. Pumpkin Soup ...

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 ...