We may earn a commission from your purchases. Throughout literary history, love poems have connected lonely hearts, transcended cultural barriers and ultimately withstood the test of time.

The poem is about a meadow “just this side of heaven” where pets—restored to full health, of course—would play together in the sunshine while waiting for their owners to join them ...

Wedding readings are a case in point. The internet has more love poems that you could shake a diamante-clad veil at, but choosing something that speaks to you is a tough proposition. Unless you ...

We’ve done the other half by collecting the best poems to help you put your feelings into words. A Father’s Day poem is an easy but impactful way to let your dad know just how much he means to ...

Just one beautiful line of poetry can stay with you forever. So feel inspired with these quotes from poets including Rupi Kaur, Sylvia Plath and Audre Lorde. “Poetry begins with a lump in the ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...

Critical Sociology, Vol. 48, Issue. 4-5, p. 847. African American poetry is as old as America itself, yet this touchstone of American identity is often overlooked. In this critical history of African ...

Joe Coelho looks at how poetry can be performed, bringing the words to life rather than keeping them on the printed page. He explores what tone and timbre can bring to poems when performing or ...

POEMS syndrome is a very rare multisystem condition where the body's immune system attacks cells in the nervous system. This attack from the immune system is caused by an abnormal immune response ...

The 2024 CBC Poetry Prize is open between April 1 and June 1 at 4:59 p.m. ET. Four finalists each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and their work is also published on CBC Books.

POEMS syndrome and multiple myeloma are two rare blood conditions that affect the plasma cells in your body. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell that make special antibodies to help you ...