Sometimes we all need a cathartic cry. If that’s you today, then give these beautiful and moving poems, selected by women including Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elena Ferrante, a read.

I know Frost’s poetry well, having written “Robert Frost: A Life” and, quite recently, a small book in which I analyze sixteen of my favorite Frost poems. I never liked some of the later ...