Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

Take just a moment to estimate how many songs you know by heart. Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Now, how many poems do you have memorized? For most modern readers, even poetry fans, that number's ...

Forget your one-word texts — show your vulnerable side with short love poems. Let her know that you believe in the magic ... tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, / I shall but love ...