Epitaph to a Dog for shame. Ye, who behold perchance this simple urn, Pass on – it honours none you wish to mourn. To mark a friend’s remains these stones arise; I never knew but one -- and here he lies. </poem> Epitaph to a Dog "Epitaph to a Dog" (also sometimes referred to as "Inscription on the Monument to a Newfoundland Dog") is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was written in 1808 in honour of his Newfoundland dog, Boatswain, who had just died of rabies. When Boatswain contracted the disease, Byron reportedly nursed him without any fear of becoming
Thanh Thảo (poet) in many magazines and anthologies in Vietnamese and other languages such as Russian, French, English and Spanish. Thanh Thao was considered ""the King of epic poem"" thanks to he has been published seven poem book length. His poems are a major contribution to the Vietnamese contemporary poetry anthology, "Black Dog Black Night" (Milkweed Editions, USA, 2008 -named “"The Best Anthology of Year”" by "Coldfront" magazine, 2008). Thanh Thảo (poet) Thanh Thảo (Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi Province, 1946) is a Vietnamese poet and journalist. Thanh Thao grew up in Hanoi, took a degree in literature from Hanoi University, and now lives