Thomas Lynch

Thomas Lynch is a poet, essayist and undertaker. His latest collection of poetry is The Sin Eater: A Breviary (2011). He lives in Milford, Michigan.

Written by Thomas Lynch

A jazz band performing outdoors, with a trumpet player in a hat in the foreground and the sun shining behind them.

essay

Death

Mortal remains

The dead are no longer welcome at their own funerals. So how can the living send them on their way?

Thomas Lynch