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... despite 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. In 2004 The Times wrote: "The verse demonstrated a remarkable power to soothe loss. It became popular, crossing national boundaries for use on bereavement cards and at funerals regardless of race, religion or social status". References External links "In Every Lovely Thing" Danish version of the poem "내 영혼 바람되어" A tribute of 147 musicians to Victims of Sewol Disaster. YouTube. Published on 6 May 2014. German version of the poem following rhyme and meter of the original KOTTMANN: STEHT NICHT AN MEINEM GRAB UND WEINT Libera (choir): Do not Stand at my Grave and Weep (video; concert in Leiden-2007); Libera Official, 2011 (YouTube). Do not Stand at my Grave and Weep (Eternal; music); Libera Official, 2017 (YouTube). 1932 poems Poems about death