"For the secular crowd, then, collecting non-religious funeral readings, songs, and ceremony information before their final days is essential," K.W. Colyard writes. ALAN SHAPIRO/Stocksy Because so ...

This “affirming flame” can be found throughout Auden’s work—instances of the Christian habits of praise and thanksgiving. Inscribed on Auden’s memorial in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey are ...

Each of these poems is a tried and tasteful choice to be shared at a funeral among grieving friends and family. RELATED: 25 Quotes To Help You Cope When Someone Dies Unexpectedly 1. Do Not Stand ...

Well-known hymns and poems will mark Baroness Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, Downing Street has announced. Details of the ceremony have been published, including the hymns I Vow to Thee My ...

He is now a professor at New York University. In “Facing It,” a poem about visiting the Vietnam War Memorial, Komunyakaa, an African-American, confronts the wall and issues linked to war and race.