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.

What kind of love poems are you in the mood for? Throughout literary history, love poems have connected lonely hearts, ...

Noyes uses clever and vivid imagery to tell the story of the two lovers, evoking so much emotion in the reader, and The Highwayman remains one of my favourite poems ever. My favourite love poem is ...

Have you ever compared someone to a summer’s day? Then you’re a poet and you didn’t know it! When it comes to poetry, we’re quick to say we don’t know a lot simply because we can’t ...

What better way to celebrate than by revisiting Irish poet Seamus Heaney's "When All The Others Were Away at Mass," which was named Ireland’s best-loved poem of the past 100 years in RTÉ’s A ...

A writer has become the first woman to win a prestigious prize twice after scooping the award with a poem inspired by grief and Caribbean rituals. Malika Booker's Libation was named best poem at ...

The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything.

Ever heard the saying “the best writers are readers”? The first step to writing a poem is figuring out what you like about poetry. Is it imagery? Format? Rhyme? Start by sampling a few poets.