Last Words by Peter Garratt

Last Words by Peter Garratt

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Summary

A collection that brings together verses that mark the last moments of life, the passing from one stage to another. The poems and readings offer a wide variety of beautiful, lyrical, insightful writings on death, grieving and healing by poets including Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson and John Keats. A source of comfort, solace and fortitude.

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Last Words by Peter Garratt

This collection brings together verses that mark the last moments of life, the passing of one stage to another. At a time of grief, we often search for the right words to say, words which will help us come to terms with death, with loss and with the fear of what comes next. The poems and readings in this collection gather together beautiful, lyrical, insightful writings on death, grieving and healing by poets including Christina Rossetti, John Donne, Emily Dickinson and John Keats. A source of comfort, solace and fortitude.
Peter Garratt (introduction) is Associate Professor of English at Durham University. He has written widely on nineteenth-century literature and culture, particularly the work of George Eliot and John Ruskin.
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ISBN 13 9781839641633
ISBN 10 1839641630
Title Last Words
Author Peter Garratt
Series Verse To Inspire
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Flame Tree Publishing
Year published 2020-05-15
Number of pages 160
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