Acclaimed Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) wrote this exquisite poem for fiery Irish revolutionary and actress Maud Gonne in 1899. Arguably one of the most beautiful love poems ever ...

Sometimes unrequited love hurts, but it also teaches you about the strength and beauty of loving without expecting anything in return. Let these 6 short poems help you express what's inside, all ...

Scholars and students have spent nearly a decade documenting and digitizing a vast, first-of-its-kind repository for hundreds ...

Now the love poems that aren’t about being devoured Are about being executed. One can see the naturalness Of the line, how it extends, how it was thought Into the holes of the future by an ...

When you're planning to walk down the aisle, you can draw inspiration for your vows from these short wedding poems. They will help you express your love in the sweetest way possible.

In honor of National Poetry Month, a look at some of our writers’ favorite poems. Read excerpts of the best poems by E.E. Cummings, John Keats, TS Eliot, A.R. Ammons, Rudyard Kipling, Mary ...

Leila Chatti, a Tunisian-American poet whose father was Muslim and mother Catholic, has written an astounding book of poems. Bold and provocative, Deluge presents intensely physical poems about faith, ...

Poetry A Poet Who Withholds Blessings, and Makes It Impossible to Look Away Frederick Seidel’s 19th book, “So What,” is filled with politics, disease, luxury and provocation.