Not only do funeral poems help people process the loss of a loved one, but they also provide comfort to those left behind. We’ve rounded up 40 moving poems to read at a funeral, share with ...

A touching poem and tribute describing the gentle nature of a young Laois man who died suddenly this week, has been read out by his father at his funeral. John (Jack) Delaney, of Kyledellig, ...

When there's a eulogy to be written and read, poet Andy Jackson ... drug addicts and sex workers. Poets providing pieces of writing in order to dignify funerals has been popularised in these ...

“‘Singing Funeral’ is a poem dedicated to my deceased brother, Neighborhood Superstar, who took his own life. The poem attempts to capture, selfishly, what becomes of a family after a Brown boy’s ...

‘her aint even at de funeral’ is a sonnet that exposes a competition in love that mutual loss can’t and won’t resolve. Consequently and unfortunately, the loss issues forth a grief that only ignites ...

It is considered here because it is one of those poems that often come to mind when a person is dying, and it is frequently read at funerals. The poem was written when Thomas' own father was dying.

At funerals. On greeting cards ... I read a post on Facebook about a friend who had a loved one in hospice care who wanted to hear poetry read aloud. As we stop and think about the language we ...

What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness.