What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer ...

Let's begin with a poem about poetry itself. In Words, written in 1909, Yeats acknowledged that some of his best writing was inspired by (often self-inflicted) emotional turmoil, exploring how ...

Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally unpacking layers of symbolism and interpreting the themes in ways that feel authentic to their ...

In total, Lear wrote and published 212 limericks, and he is still one of the best-known writers of limericks, even now. Many ...

"Poetry should speak about contemporary matters and to one's contemporaries," Salter says. "On the other hand—and poetry's ...

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most associated with the Christmas season. Our idea of what Santa Claus looks like comes from a variety of places ...

Betcha didn't know that the greatest hockey poem ever written was composed by a Rangers fan. John Kieran grew up in The Bronx, went to Fordham University and became renowned as a sports columnist ...

Betcha didn't know that the greatest hockey poem ever written was composed by a Rangers fan. John Kieran grew up in The Bronx, went to Fordham University and became renowned as a sports columnist and ...