The simplicity and precision of short Japanese poems ... love—many scholars believe Dickinson’s romantic poems were actually ...

The Romantic poets redefined how we think about topics such as nature, revolution and the imagination - but just how well do you know them? And how romantic were they really? BBC Bitesize ...

If you're stuck on what to write in a Valentine's Day card, you can take inspiration from these 10 romantic poems. I love you like this because I don’t know any other way to love, except in this ...

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 ...

You know what's romantic? Getting her off and not having an ego about it. Dame makes a set just for that. A birth date carries significant astral meaning, as you'll both learn from this ...

When poet Vivian Bolan takes on the challenge of writing a poem about becoming older, we see how the memories of her childhood, her late father, and her rocky relationship with her mother have ...

This is one of Poe’s most well-rounded poems ... but after her death, she seemingly comes back to life and, in a moment of horror, transforms into Ligeia. This short story is a good read ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...

The masnavi, for example, is a long narrative romantic poem like The Roman de la ... The reading of the poems starts with the youngest or the least known poet. An oil lamp or lighted candle is placed ...