Classic and Contemporary Poetry

LAMENT, by THOMSON WILLIAM GUNN            Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Your dying was a difficult enterprise
Last Line: This difficult, tedious, painful enterprise
Alternate Author Name(s): Gunn, Thom
Subject(s): Aids (disease); Gays & Lesbians; Sickness; Homoeroticism; Lesbians; Gay Women; Gay Men; Illness