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.

Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

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 ...

By Barb Arland-Fye Editor As my college roommates slept in their rooms in our rental house on campus, I sat ...Read More ...

If you're looking for a new read, or maybe a new perspective on life, take a look at these four books written by authors on Cape Cod.

The best-written poems capture emotions ... Understanding the subject of a poem The first thing you should do when given a poem is read its title carefully. The title should give you some ideas ...

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 ...