'Stop All the Clocks' - that 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' poem

Text, audio, analysis, history & printable for your own, or your students' use

In a previous email, one or two ago, I talked about the exquisite pleasure of finding just the right poem to read aloud at a special event: a wedding, birthday celebration, a funeral … And I gave you the gateway link to the all the poem pages on my site.

Now I’ve added another. This page is an in-depth exploration of one of the most loved poems for memorial services. It was movingly featured in the 1994 hit movie ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and has been popular ever since.

Yes, the poem is ‘Funeral Blues’ (aka ‘Stop All the Clocks’) by the English American poet WH Auden. Click the link and you’ll find the poem, audio, stanza by stanza analysis, an overview of its rather fascinating history, notes covering its figures of speech and a printable for your own, or your students’ use.

Go to Funeral Blues by WH Auden.

Cheers,
Susan

PS. This is the last email from me for 2022! (How did that happen? Where did that year go?) When you get the next one it will already be 2023. Happy New Year to us all!