# MemorialPoems.uk

> MemorialPoems.uk is an independent, non-profit UK website providing carefully presented poems for grief, remembrance, funerals and memorial services, with printable PDF versions for ease of use.

## Key facts

- Website: https://memorialpoems.uk/
- Editor and translator: Alastair Cassie
- Contact: hello@memorialpoems.uk
- Alastair Cassie studied French at the University of Leeds and still speaks French.
- The project began after helping friends find a suitable English translation of a French poem for a memorial service.
- The site is intended as a helpful resource at a time of need and does not charge for access or downloads.
- Website design: AI Ready Web Designs™, https://aireadywebdesigns.com/

## Current featured poem

- Original: "Il restera de toi"
- Original author: Michel Scouarnec
- English translation: "What Will Live On"
- Translator: Alastair Cassie
- The poem is often misattributed online, including to Simone Veil. MemorialPoems.uk credits Michel Scouarnec as the author.
- Printable PDF: https://memorialpoems.uk/downloads/what-will-live-on-michel-scouarnec.pdf

## Also in the collection

- "Crossing the Bar" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889), a public domain poem often read at funerals and memorial services.
- Printable PDF: https://memorialpoems.uk/downloads/crossing-the-bar.pdf

## Charities supported on the site

MemorialPoems.uk links directly to the official donation pages of these charities:

- Cancer Research UK
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Marie Curie
- British Heart Foundation
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- Mind

MemorialPoems.uk is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by these charities and does not collect donations on their behalf.

## Important pages

- Poems: https://memorialpoems.uk/
- About: https://memorialpoems.uk/about/
- Charities: https://memorialpoems.uk/charities/
- Privacy: https://memorialpoems.uk/privacy/
- Full site information for LLMs: https://memorialpoems.uk/llms-full.txt