![]() ![]() ![]() Reference to the wind and snow and the general theme of the poem, the absence of the departed, particularly resonate with the loved ones of those who "disappeared" in the mountain range to whom the memorial is dedicated. It is also reproduced on the gravestone of the actor Charles Bronson. This poem is also used as the lyrics in the song "Still Alive" by D.E.Q. ![]() This poem is recited on the episode “ Welcome to Kanagawa” of season four of Desperate Housewives. The poem was adapted for use in the video game World of Warcraft. The last four lines of the poem were recited among others in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. To coincide with National Poetry Day 1995, the British television programme The Bookworm conducted a poll to discover the nation's favourite poems, and subsequently published the winning poems in book form. The book's preface stated that "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" was "the unexpected poetry success of the year from Bookworm's point of view" the poem had "provoked an extraordinary response. the requests started coming in almost immediately and over the following weeks the demand rose to a total of some thirty thousand. In some respects it became the nation's favourite poem by proxy. DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP CARD MOVIEĭespite it being outside the competition." This was all the more remarkable, since the name and nationality of the American poet did not become known until several years later. ![]()
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