Bearing witness, celebrating strength: How poetry has changed lives for NPR's audience
Briefly

Trisha Fountain found comfort and connection in Merrit Malloy's 'Epitaph' after losing her mother to cancer. The poem helped her process grief and offer the same solace to others.
Readers shared how poems like 'One Art' by Elizabeth Bishop helped them cope with grief by evoking strong emotional responses and appreciation for the poem's structure.
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