The poet contemplates the death of a stranger.
Tag Archive for Death and Dying
Short Story
Mother Tongue
Jinku stays by her dying mother’s side nine weeks, then finds a stack of journals written in her mother’ native tongue, a language in which she only ever heard her mother speak two words.
Creative Essay
Daniel
In the form of a letter, the writer explores and questions the way he responded and reacted to a fatal accident.
Short Story
Spinster
“She politely declines, preferring to spend her days in the soft sunlight, arranging the weary roses…” Inspired by the poem by Sylvia Plath.
Short Story
The Instance of a Cigarette Falling
A young filmmaker tells the story of his struggle to cope with death, remarriage, and, above all things, love.
Short Story
Tears of Glass
Brushing fifteen years of dust off a piano the narrator’s mother used to play.
Poetry
Your Last Winter
Learning to fear not just his own mortality, but that of loved ones. Written for the poet’s 96-year-old grandmother.
Poetry
Grandma
Specific memories—all these insignificants—conjure up deep emotions.
Poetry
Barely Remember
Memories of the poet’s grandfather, with no clichés.
Creative Essay
Falling Action
Dealing with the death of a close friend, which was no accident.