In 1983, David Rytman Slavitt wrote the poem “Titanic.” Slavitt, a writer, poet and author, wrote this poem about 71 years after the great ship sank. The first stanza of the poem opens by stating that everybody loved the Titanic, and that anyone would purchase a ticket for that crossing, had it been available. Stanza 2 then adds that we all die, but to die with other people in luxury is much more desirable. The poem goes on to say how many mourn the loss of the people who died on the Titanic and that people would be reminded of their death throughout the decades to come. The poem concludes by stating that their deaths weren’t so bad after all, for the water was cold and anesthetic, and how everyone dies, but not all die in luxury.