The grammar of grief gets written each day & lost—learned again by stone, by small sliver, hieroglyph.
Kevin Young
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Rosetta; The New Republic, September 23, 2009; collected in Book of Hours (2014); Full original poem read at The New Republic; complete sentence. The Elegy Project and Smithsonian book catalogue identify the later Book of Hours collection. Distinct source from previous Art of Losing introduction; re
- Rosetta; The New Republic, September 23, 2009; collected in Book of Hours (2014)
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