The rare handwritten copy of "Sonnet 116" features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British ...

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 ...

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

The job of a poet laureate is to engage Illinoisans in poetry, with each poet laureate given a small stipend to enact that ...

Love is not exclusive to lovers. It's for anyone and everyone. If it were not there would be no ministers or priests to preach. No Mother Theresa or teachers to teach. No one looking up at the moon ...

Logan McSorley, junior psychology major from Austin, won the annual Love Poetry Contest with a poem written in high school ...

What drives you to explore these topics? I believe poetry should stem from what you truly care about. For me, two themes dominate: gender discrimination and love. While I care about other issues ...

As the split title infers, this poem is a combination of Lochhead’s own memories of Hogmanay in the 1950s and a love poem written for her husband. Despite its distinctly autobiographical nature ...