This story was originally published on March 30, 2020, and has been updated. A great poem can be there for you — just like other works of art you hold dear. It can help you process sadness ...

The poem’s peculiar power comes not only from its themes of hospitality but also from the Italian sonnet form that contains them. A Petrarchan sonnet is an awkward vehicle for defenses of ...

The poem has again been catapulted into a heated debate on immigration. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." These iconic words from "The New Colossus ...