elegy

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Bi is far more invested in that latter revolution and consequently, “Resurrection” can be seen as an elegy for a medium whose cultural relevance has somewhat slipped.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The version here, offered in elegy, is slow but not somber, gripping but also soft-edged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“Bread of Angels” is also an elegy, not just for lost loved ones but for times, places and even physical things.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025

"She was at death's door, and she knew I could write, so she asked me to write her an elegy if the worst came to the worst."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Citra realized there was no good day to be presented to an intimidating elegy of scythes.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman