Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere ...

Years ago my wife memorized a poem dear to many readers, especially elders, for its melancholy beauty: “When You Are Old,” by William Butler Yeats. Readers who know about Yeats’ unrequited ...

It can tell a story, pose a question, voice a desire – or a cry for help. We're asking you to write a poem in epistolary form, addressing anyone – a neighbor, a boss, a child, a lost lover ...

In today’s selection, “Growing Old,” written in his forties, Arnold uses alternating lines of three and five feet to spiral ever deeper into awareness of the pains of growing old — till we recognize, ...