Be it your boyfriend or husband, poems tug the heartstrings of all. The beauty of love poems for him lies in their verses ...

Friendship poems to celebrate your bestie Birthdays are fantastic occasions, but who says you can’t celebrate friendship any ...

Her poem Variations on the Word Love discusses many forms of love ... to Bess' father's inn where she is patiently waiting for him to arrive. After sharing a romantic moment, he promises her ...

In this sonnet, the speaker encourages his beloved not to mourn him too much after his death ... almost cheeky 16th-century subversion of the typical love poem. Instead of placing his mistress ...

You can read Minneapolis poet Danez Smith’s work in two new books or, if you happen to be in New York, on subway walls.

The poem combines Lochhead’s memories of Hogmanay ... empty world when his love walks out on him. He sums up just how difficult it can be to move on when you’ve loved someone that much.

A poem full of love for nature, “The Pumpkin” uses simple ... Frederick Douglass called him “the most promising young colored man in America.” He published multiple collections of both ...

Despite struggling in his first time playing at the highest level, which led to him ... adorable poem for her husband on ...

Once, it was Robert Haydon’s “Those Winter Sundays,” one of the most eye-opening poems about love that’s ever been ... s grave in Tampa to tell him he was sorry, that he understands ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.

A hymn to mercy and love, “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World” springs to my lips when my heart is quiet. I teach it ...