But, unfortunately, Hallmark rhymes rarely mine the depths of love and desire. So, if you’re looking for the perfect words for your loved one this year, why not share one of these poems ...

I only feel it, and I’m torn in two. Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness image reminiscent of Elizabeth Bishop ...

But, unfortunately, Hallmark rhymes rarely mine the depths of love and desire. So, if you’re looking for the perfect words for your loved one this year, why not share one of these poems, which attempt ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...

Dickinson never married, though she fell in love with a number of unavailable men and women. This poem seems to point to her relationship with the Rev. Charles Wadsworth, a married Presbyterian ...

Revered Black queer poet and activist Essex Hemphill’s literary works have finally returned to print in a newly released ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

"We laugh loudly, love proudly, and face heartbreaks like a curtain raiser. If you look deep into our history, it is full of ...

If you’ve ridden the Toronto subway lately, you may have stumbled upon an unexpected bit of poetry in the ad space on the car. Maybe it was a haiku by Martin Gomes about the eternal nature of ...

The Valentine's Day message sent by the White House on Friday was instead a threat to potential migrants thinking of heading to the United States without the required visas and paperwork.

With Valentine’s Day upon us yet again, we decided to give you a flavor of the best love writings from some of our greatest writers and poets. From W.B. Yeats to James Joyce to Seamus Heaney ...

NASA For a romantic moment on Valentine’s Day, head outside and look up: Venus, the planet of love, will be extra bright on February 14. The second planet from the sun, Venus is named after the ...