By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
Choosing the right poem for a funeral can be a difficult task. How can you find the best poem to strike the right note at the funeral of a loved one, a close friend or member of the family? Below, we introduce ten of the most popular poems to be read at funerals. These poems are, by turns, poems of defiance, poems of mourning, and poems of reassurance in which the dead address the living and tell them not to worry.