While it is tough to pick a favorite work of William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 18” is definitely a top contender. Not only is it one of the most famous poems ever written, but it’s also one of ...

In fact, he wrote more than 300 poems and essays in the classical language. Only fragments remain of the work of Sappho, a poet born around 650 B.C.E. on the Greek island of Lesbos, but they were ...

Read and celebrated across the globe, Michael Longley was born in Belfast in July 1939 and lived in the city until his death. He went to school at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, where a ...

She addressed gender issues in her work, and was a female poet at a time when the area was dominated by men. Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most ...

Please read below for the rules, deadlines, and submission information, and check out the winning poems from last NCW. Student Submission Deadline: Sunday, October 27 by 11:59 PM ET Students must be ...