Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Like many of Shakespeare’s other works, this is a love poem for a woman or man who enriched the poet’s life. The opening ...

of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. Forget funny roses-are-red poems! Nothing sums up the feeling of complete and total devotion quite like Elizabeth ...

Valentine's Day allows you to express love through thoughtful gestures, gifts, and activities. This article offers 20 ...

The writing in this poem is taut, graceful and intelligent in a way that shows the mystical themes of life, including love, death, the mind and body, the church and Christ, and idealism.

Valentine's Day is a time for poetry, to speak of love and how romance and relationships change and deepen over time. Elders ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.