What the Living Do

“The title poem! I recommend this poem so often.”

“When I don’t have the right words to share with someone who is experiencing the wilds of grief, I will often share this poem. I first read it when I was a 14 year old grappling with my first true loss, and - unlike so many works of art we love as tweens - it has never faded or started to look cheesy or saccharine. It’s a perfect thing, growing lovelier each year.”

“This poem breaks my heart and soothes it all at once. A true moment of grief.”

“She found the words. This poem will never not make me cry.”

“one of my favorite poems”