Why We Write About Grief

Image from NY Times article

The authors Joyce Carol Oates and Meghan O'Rorque opine in the NY Times about why they, and others, write about grief.

In this insightful e-mail conversation, "Ms. Oates and Ms. O’Rourke discussed how they wrote about their own grief and why the literature of loss resonates with readers today. The dialog, which has been edited for length and clarity, began by asking them what led them to write about their experiences."