movements and subgenres than anybody can read in a lifetime. So where should you start for the best poems about life and all ...

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Some of us are slow learners when it comes to recognising love that is nourishing and good, that smooths ... that drives them. When I read Walt Whitman’s poetry as a teenager, I did not know ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

"Truly fine poetry must be read aloud," said Argentine writer Jose Luis Borges. "A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a ...

With February being Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on and appreciate the rich cultural history that exists ...

That may be what Ditlevsen does best, emerging from childhood’s coffin to and bringing these lanterns up close to the strange moments where past and present collide. Her poems read, at their ...

ROBERT FROST: Whose woods these are, I think I know. His house is in the village, though. He will not see me stopping here to ...

So, if you're looking for the perfect words for your loved one this year, why not share one of these poems, which attempt ... Looking for something good? Cut through the noise with a carefully ...