What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a dark and melancholic tone ...

This poem embodies that sort of intense, fleeting crush you get on someone that feels as though you know them from a past life. You know nothing about them, only what you imagine them to be like.

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by ...

Let's begin with a poem about poetry itself. In Words, written in 1909, Yeats acknowledged that some of his best writing was inspired by (often self-inflicted) emotional turmoil, exploring how ...

No one wants to be last in any competition. Right? Only about 20% of people are concerned about being the winner or loser.

Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally unpacking layers of symbolism and interpreting the themes in ways that feel authentic to their ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most associated with the Christmas season. Our idea of what Santa Claus looks like comes from a variety of places ...