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

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

Shakespeare reading "Hamlet" to his family, circa 1600 ... Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally unpacking layers of symbolism and ...

Use any of the poems below, or if you prefer to write an original, grab some inspiration from the best funny quotes ... Violets are blue, roses are red; family bonding time is over, and I'm ...

The poem speaks to the idea that we are all interconnected, part of a larger human family, and that the decisions we make today will shape the future for generations to come. For readers ...

So that's the way that we speak in everyday life with our friends and family. Free verse and narrative poems can sometimes seem similar, but they are not the same. One key difference is that ...

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of ... Castillo moved to Florida with her family when she was a child. Her poetry often draws on her early childhood living in ...

Valerie Coleman was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition this year—her second Grammy nomination ...

On the south side of the river / inside a mossy grove / they say there lives a boy / with pockets full of gold… So begins a poem, titled “The Cowboy,” about a real-life folk hero of sorts ...