Epitaph is often used in this sense.
It is called 'jisei.'
One famous poem about death is "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas. This poem explores the idea of resisting death and fighting against its inevitability.
A poem lamenting the death of someone or something is called Elegy. Thomas Gray's Elegy Written In A Country Church Yard, Alfred Lord Tennyson's In Memorium, Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village and John Milton's Lycidas are famous Elegies in English.
It is not his poem. It was actually written by Jose Rizal and translated by Nick Joaquin. The poem is actually called(in English) 'Land That I Love, Farewell!'
Alfred Lord Tennyson's In Memorium is a classic poem lamenting the death of his dearest friend Arthur Hallam to whom his sister was to be married. In this poem, he even uses the lines: 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
Wilfred Owen was an English soldier and poet during WW1. His poem A New Heaven is about soldiers in France wondering about death.
The poem "The Lamb" was written by the English poet William Blake. It is part of his collection of poems called "Songs of Innocence."
"Death be not proud" is a poem written by John Donne, an English poet and cleric in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The poem is part of his collection of sonnets called "Holy Sonnets."
The poem called Pain For My daughter by Anne Sexton is about the death of a daughter. There are many different layers to this poem.
The language of the poem "Union Square" is English.
a poem about a poem.
i will die soon..........LOL!!