What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

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

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

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 ...

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist One of my prized pieces of Kentucky literary memorabilia is a two-volume set of Collins ...

His poem Love In Their Little Veins Inspires is about the seasonal nature of love in birds. Nicholas Rowe was a popular figure in eighteenth-century literary circles and a great friend of poet ...

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 ...

Kozinski embarks on the fifth year of his popular Poetry at the Mansion series. “Language is one of humankind’s great blessings, and words, artfully deployed, can lift us out of ourselves and ...