From this well-lived writer of the Elizabethan era comes a poem that likens life to a play. But, as he points out, our lives may be short comedies, but our deaths are real and true. 17.

Happy Funeral Poems. Funerals are as much a time to grieve as they are a time to celebrate a life lived. Happy or funny funeral poems definitely have some personality and bring some levity to the ...

Celebrated poet Maya Angelou speaks about a life well and creatively lived. ... including “The Health-Food Diner,” an ode to her previous life as what the poem calls a “carnivore smoking”: ...

It’s been a long time coming, but “Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman,” described by its creators as an “epic” play, will have its world premiere on Saturday at Hanesbrands Theatre.

A ‘Life Well-Lived’ Is Remembered. By ... books, songs, poems, witticisms, bets ... “It’s easier to strike the proper work-life balance when you can do in an hour or two what most people ...

We Lived Happily During the War. by Ilya Kaminsky. And when they bombed other people’s houses, we protested but not enough, we opposed them but not enough. I was in my bed, around my bed America ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Mason, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Matt, who was the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024, started writing in high school and not long after ...