One of America’s foremost Black poets, Hughes writes that dreams are essential to a happy life. That the powerful play goes ...

In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...

So where should you start for the best poems about life and all its ups and downs? Make your way through this list, and ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown ... I dream about seeing my best friend and ...

Read on for the best Christmas poems of the year ... adults to “be children also for to-day.” The poem serves as a reminder that life is short and that rather than sitting alone thinking ...

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch," "The early bird catches the worm" — these and other proverbs are poems condensed across generations.

live in the present as best you can. To this end, and true to its title, there is no shortage of indulgence in “Ecstasy.” The characters in these poems party hard; there is plenty of sex and ...

I was caught off-guard for a second, then I thought perhaps the best answer would be to simply share an example of how I got an idea and how I developed it into a poem. I picked one of my most ...

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about ... of The Twelve Days Of Christmas as a song, but it started life as a poem. Here, just to make sure you know all the gifts you ...