Break, Break, Break: When Tragedy Paralyzes

Update: 2025-08-28

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Today, Erika Kyba reads Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break," an intimate portrait of loss and grief. The poem conveys the deadening effect of great sorrow, as the poet observes life going on for others while remaining paralyzed by tragedy.

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Break, Break, Break: When Tragedy Paralyzes

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Break, Break, Break: When Tragedy Paralyzes

Erika Kyba

Break, Break, Break: When Tragedy Paralyzes