E38 Suicide Note and Sick Room by Langston Hughes

Send us Fan MailDescription: An immersive reading of two poems, ‘Suicide’s Note’ and ‘Sick Room,’ by  Langston Hughes with reflection on suicide, locations of illness and the personification of death.Website:https://anauscultation.wordpress.com/ Work:Suicide’s NoteBy Langston HughesThe calm,Cool face of the riverAsked me for a kiss.Sick RoomBy Langston HughesHow quietIt is in this sick roomWhere on the bedA silent woman lies between two lovers—Life and Death,And all three covered with a sheet of pain.References:The Weary Blues: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Weary_Blues Langston Hughes: https://poets.org/poet/langston-hughes Harkup, K. (2020). Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, stabbings and Broken hearts.Novotney, A. (2020, March 24). The risks of social isolation. Monitor on Psychology, 50(5). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation