Another of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, “Sonnet 130” is a funny twist on love poems and the clichéd idealization of a ...

Sometimes we all need a cathartic cry. If that’s you today, then give these beautiful and moving poems, selected by women including Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elena Ferrante ...

In “Annabel Lee,” Poe again focuses on the death of a young, beautiful woman and this poem is considered the last complete poem that he composed. In this piece, the narrator blends darkness ...