While American poet Cummings is most famous for his love poems for women, “[little tree]” remains a favorite among Christmas poems—Cummings even sent the (longer) full version of the poem as ...

Their most recent project is the first French version of Adrienne Rich’s 1978 collection "The Dream of a Common Language", in which she writes about motherhood and lesbian love among other themes.

But the beauty of Angelou’s voice doesn’t end with the famous lines. In fact, some of her most ... This poem is especially resonant for adult readers who understand that love is not just ...

In Iranian culture, poetry is key to depicting other countries. China, as an ideal land in Iranian mythology, has crafted a positive and captivating image, symbolized by "ideal love", its famous ...

I commend the way she goes about trying to find meaning; the path she’s on emphasizes love and kindness ... “I’m not famous,” I said. “I just wrote a famous poem.” ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

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

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?