Happy Valentine's Day! May this February 14th be filled with love and romance. Share these poems with your soulmate and let them know how much they mean to you.

Some of the most famous love poems have become hard to enjoy because they treat women as mere sex objects. Robert Herrick begins one poem, “Display thy breasts, my Julia.”I will not cite more ...

Poetry and translation are both about picking the just-right word. But reading multiple translations makes an implicit case ...

April is Poetry Month, a painful reminder for some, who suffered under English teachers who made them write about the cherry tree wearing white for Eastertide or “The Love Song of J. Alfred ...

Despite this, Madonna's "Justify My Love" was based on a poem that the Material Girl did not write. by Matthew Trzcinski. Published on July 16, 2024. 2 min read.

Melania Luisa Marte curates the De Los Latino poetry series, where poets define what love means for those with complicated histories of immigration, assimilation and survival.

The love between friends deserves to be celebrated. These poems about friendship are sweet, relatable and heartfelt ways to say "I love you." ...

In life and in love, poetry makes every emotion more tangible. Poetry has given me community. I return to my favorite poems time and time again. In every moment of both misery and joy, I’m reminded of ...