Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry transcends time, offering readers a glimpse into the depth of human ...

The medieval writer made puzzling references to a story called "The Song of Wade," which has been lost to history. Only a few ...

As if it were a jump shot from their basketball-obsessed childhood, “soaring towards the rim like a kite,” Andrea Gibson ...

Wichita poet Albert Goldbarth was included in a New Yorker anthology this year, but he doesn’t necessarily want to discuss it ...

“Forgotten” poem by C.S. Lewis published for the first time "Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg" (1935) was among documents sold to the University of Leeds 10 years ago.

Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly ...

On the baldest level, “Never Enough of Time” is a poem about treasuring the moment, because we have so few of them. This is one of the five ideas: carpe diem. Here, perhaps, the variation is more like ...

The Poem/1 clock dreams up a new poem every minute to tell you the time. Do you need it? No. But you might want it.

“Old Orchard’s Palace” is available through local bookstores and online from Littoral Books. Off Radar takes note of poetry and books with Maine connections the first Friday of each month.

An archive has revealed a handwritten copy of a 200-year-old poem originally written to prove rhyming is easy after an argument at a breakfast table.