In a poem about life we’d all best remember, Rumi writes of a negative emotion: “He may be clearing you out/ for some new ...

Valentine's Day allows you to express love through thoughtful gestures, gifts, and activities. This article offers 20 ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

Angelou’s ability to blend joy and struggle in this poem speaks to her skill as a poet, as she captures the complexity of life in a few short lines. For readers, “Harlem Hopscotch” is a ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Constance (Connie) Levy, who lives in St. Louis in a neighborhood of trees, birds, squirrels and other creatures she welcomes into her poems.

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about ... of The Twelve Days Of Christmas as a song, but it started life as a poem. Here, just to make sure you know all the gifts you ...