Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness image ...

This Valentine's Day, don't miss the chance to share a heartfelt verse with that special someone who fills your life with joy ...

Poems are such versatile things. They can be as concise as a well-written line but also long enough to fill an entire book.

In our new column, Split Gums, Maren Logan reflects on the experience of coming of age and realizing you know way less about ...

Valentine's Day allows you to express love through thoughtful gestures, gifts, and activities. This article offers 20 ...

If you say this to a loved one, you’ll communicate a deep sense of comfort and belonging. “It tells the person they’re more ...

Inorganic and organic, pain and joy are reconciled in Padel’s poetry through a celebration of diversity, emotional, ...

We present to you this collection of poems honoring the Virgin Mary written by Thomas Merton ... Slain in the strong rays of the bridegroom sun. Because my love is simple as a window And knows no ...

Adolf Hitler spurned the kisses and flowers of France’s La Saint Valentin and vowed to make his people “tough as leather and ...

When I picked up the phone to call Cruse — always Howie to me — the most important thing I knew was that he had known my ...