We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

So where should you start for the best poems about life and all its ups and downs ... An icon of his time, Lord Byron (aka George Gordon) is one of the best-known English poets of the early ...

Here are some of the most romantic poems of all time and their deeper meanings ... This timeless sonnet by William Shakespeare is one of the most famous love poems in history.

No list of famous poems would be complete without a contribution from the big man, so here's Ralph Fiennes bringing all of his dramatic talents to bear on a compelling rendition of Sonnet 129 ...

In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns goes all out to express the wonder of love: It’s beautiful like a flower, it’s sweet like music, it’s deep as the sea. And Burns isn ...

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Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

It is not, by most accounts, a sexy poem. It is not exactly a happy one, either. Instead, it celebrates commitment to devotion: “Love’s not time’s fool,” perhaps its most famous phrase ...