What kind of love poems are you in the mood for? T hroughout literary history, love poems have connected lonely hearts, ...

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

What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

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, which attempt ...

Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this poem seem to be doing. The author and her friend, a scholar, are debating the crushworthiness of a certain ...

No other season evokes such joy, love and wistful nostalgia, and we’ve selected 15 Christmas poems that perfectly capture all those sentiments with a pretty ribbon on top. As a longtime poetry ...

COLLECTED POEMS: Including Late and Uncollected Work, by Anthony Hecht. Edited by Philip Hoy. LATE ROMANCE: Anthony Hecht — A Poet’s Life, by David Yezzi To write about the poet Anthony Hecht ...