John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes ... Sogdiana sums up the romance of the Silk Road. We find a wooden carving of their mysterious goddess Nana ...

We see the first light: It’s a modern poem with ancient roots ... The loss is part of what fuels the romance: We can’t smile because something happened without sighing because it’s over.

You can do this. Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.” Visit him at www.JewishPoetry.net ...

Valentine’s Day has a history much more complex than many realize, steeped in ancient traditions ... there to choose his mate,” he says in his poem Parliament of Fowls from 1382.

Ancient philosophers ... who linked the date with the mating season of birds in his poem Parliament of Fowls. The idea that February was a time for love and courtship became popular, leading ...

This is the forgotten ancient practice of communal sleep ... When one of her regular bed mates died, she wrote a poem expressing her grief. Alamy The Great Bed of Ware – reputedly big enough ...

“Full River Red” draws on ancient history, but its modern meaning is clear. The poem is a lament that national shame has not been avenged: it talks of retaking lost “mountains and rivers ...