The Thing With Feathers: a dark but uplifting exploration of grief and despair

Dylan Southern’s film is a sharply crafted adaptation of Max Porter’s poignant book, grounded in powerful performances.
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Emily Dickinson honored with new sculpture at WT Cornette Library Poets' Garden

The piece, unveiled during the "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" reception, will sit alongside one of Robert Frost on the WT ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

Hope is the thing with feathers in this year’s One Read

Editor's note: For four Sundays in September, Karena Tse of Daniel Boone Regional Library will explore a different aspect of this year's One Read title, "Migrations" by Charlotte McConaghy. Columns ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Benedict Cumberbatch on ‘The Thing With Feathers,’ Being an Advocate: Society Has “a Very Easy Time Sidelining” Those in Need

Cumberbatch got candid about grief, toxic masculinity and being an advocate in Berlin for the press conference of Dylan Southern's 'The Thing With Feathers.' By Lily Ford Benedict Cumberbatch is ...
The Conversation

Mythical, slippery, shapeshifting: Grief is the Thing With Feathers transforms tragedy into literature

Jen Webb has received funding from the Australian Research Council. A huge bestseller when it was published in 2015, it is one of many books in literary history that deal with grief – whether it is ...