What will your epitaph say? Read examples of meaningful last words on gravestones. Published: ; May. 28, 2011, 1:57 p.m.

Part of the reason A.E. Housman (1859–1936) holds a high and immovable place for those who read and write formal poetry is that — as the Sun pointed out in March, when the Poem of the Day column ...

Tombstones, for example, are not made with sugar. ... This is a harsh yet tender send off, particularly as it echoes Plath’s own poem “Epitaph for Fire and Flower,” which states, ...

Epitaph on a Tyrant (Sort Of) A poem for the end of Donald Trump’s presidency. By James Parker. Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty / The Atlantic. January 20, 2021.

Epitaph On Holy Willie is an epitaph written by Robert Burns in 1785 and read here by John Sessions.