By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

We are celebrating love in all forms this lover’s holiday! Zora Neale Hurston is the perfect icon to honor on 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 ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two ... What her work shares with O’Hara’s, here, is a love of life and living, even in moments of poverty, crisis and pain. That, and an ability ...

Getting over someone you love after a breakup may take time and effort. Prioritizing yourself and other relationships, reflecting on the lessons learned, and giving yourself some grace may help.

Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read ... asked “What if the mightiest word is love?”, recasting the idea of national fraternity as “love that ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

And if her D-day is around the corner, dedicating happy birthday love poems can make your wifey feel super special while evoking a romantic charm. However, framing birthday poems for wife is not ...