Three Memorial Poems

This charming collection of elegies by James Russell Lowell is a tribute to three of his closest friends, all of whom died young. The poems are infused with an intense sense of loss, but also with a deep feeling of gratitude for the friendships that inspired them. Lowell's facility with language, his keen powers of observation, and his profound emotional sensitivity make these poems both beautiful and moving.
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