Poems and Readings for Funerals (Paperback)

Julia Watson

ISBN 10: 0141014962 / ISBN 13: 9780141014968

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2004

About this Item

Paperback. Words of sadness and loss, comfort and consolationSummoning the words to express our feelings of loss for a loved one in the days following a death can feel almost impossible. And often the choice of readings available can seem daunting.Poems and Readings for Funerals is a carefully curated collection of the very wisest words about death by some of the world's greatest poets, thinkers, playwrights and novelists.Featuring beautifully and thoughtfully written poems, prose extracts and prayers, these readings have been chosen to move and console, sympathize and relieve - to bring everyone attending a funeral or memorial closer together. As more and more secular funerals are taking place, there is a need for appropriate texts. This collection offers 70 poems and prose extracts suitable for reading at funerals and celebrations of a life. It includes selections that range from Shakespeare to Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee Nation, and from Christina Rossetti to St Francis of Assissi. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems and Readings for Funerals (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141014962
• ISBN 13: 9780141014968
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Words of sadness and loss, comfort and consolation

Summoning the words to express our feelings of loss for a loved one in the days following a death can feel almost impossible. And often the choice of readings available can seem daunting.

Poems and Readings for Funerals is a carefully curated collection of the very wisest words about death by some of the world's greatest poets, thinkers, playwrights and novelists.

Featuring beautifully and thoughtfully written poems, prose extracts and prayers, these readings have been chosen to move and console, sympathize and relieve - to bring everyone attending a funeral or memorial closer together.

About the Author

Julia Watson was born in south Wales, and read English and Drama at Exeter University. She is married to the poet David Harsent, and they live with their daughter in Barnes, south-west London.