Her poem Variations on the Word Love discusses many forms of love, but ultimately, for me, it is a reminder of the awesome power of that emotion. She speaks of how the word "love" - only four ...

Her dazzlingly sensual poems were written for women, and collections of her poetry ... With not one splendid battle-song to sing you, O Love, in my dishonor and defeat, Your measureless compassion ...

Ask a student volunteer to read "A Twisted Love Poem" to the class ... Speakers from domestic violence agencies, battered women shelters or local law enforcement or court officials would be ...

It’s the time of year when my students write love poems. This arrival always surprises me—as spring’s green shocks after months of winter gray—but it shouldn’t. It’s as predictable as ...

Actress Ashley Judd read a poem by 19-year-old Nina Donovan from her home state of Tennessee. “I am a nasty woman,” the poem began. “Not as nasty as a man who looks like he bathes in Cheeto ...

Four incredibly strong women, all with a shared ability ... judgments about mental illness. I love the imagery swirling around in the poem, often continued over several lines such as the ...

In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns goes all out to express the wonder of love: It’s beautiful like a flower, it’s sweet like music, it’s deep as the sea. And Burns isn ...