I could use some cheering up, let’s stop by the Merry Cemetery…
Did you see our recent discussions of epitaphs here and here? There’s a place that takes poems-on-tombstones a step further–the Cimitirul Vesel (“Merry Cemetery”) of Sapanta, Romania. Poets in the funeral…
Did you see our recent discussions of epitaphs here and here? There's a place that takes poems-on-tombstones a step further--the Cimitirul Vesel ("Merry Cemetery") of Sapanta, Romania. Poets in the funeral business: an overlooked opportunity?
And yes, I'd like my tombstone to make people laugh. (Thanks to The Poetry Hut for the original link to this story.)
--Nancy
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
