Arguably one of the most beautiful love poems ever written ... The simplicity and precision of short Japanese poems, and their ability to convey so much in so few characters, later inspired ...

This poem embodies that sort of intense, fleeting crush you get on someone that feels as though you know them from a past life. You know nothing about them, only what you imagine them to be like.

Couples who choose to have poems read out during their wedding ceremonies often want to find beautiful and moving ... to the lost and unrequited. My love for you is balled up socks on the bedroom ...

This simple and intimate poem seems to capture the nature of love without over-glorifying it in any way. Elizabeth Bishop was an American short story ... Marks wrote these beautiful verses in ...

In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns goes all out to express the wonder of love: It’s beautiful like a flower, it’s sweet like music, it’s deep as the sea. And Burns isn ...

From love poems for her and love poems for him to words exploring issues of unity and injustice, gender and race, the best poem books explore all aspects of life.

Boston-born, Richmond-raised Edgar Allan Poe is one of the greatest writers of all time and his name is one that inspires images of dark, atmospheric plots, haunting characters and soul-gripping ...

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a word. The word is the subject of the poem. She really really likes stars. But this is no ordinary poem. This is an acrostic. So there is ...

Michael Longley is a master of his craft, known for his compact, meditative lyrics that explore themes of love, violence, ...