Dear Friend: Here it is. Our condolences on your loss. If I knew it would be the last time, That I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly, And pray the Lord your soul to keep.

April is Poetry Month. I am not suggesting that you sit down and read poems for Poetry Month, but that you write your own poem for someone whom you dearly love.

My own love of poetry began at home with patty-cake and nursery rhymes and progressed to first grade in Miss Yule ... A poem ...

Even if you forgot. Written in 1927 by Black poet and playwright Angelina Weld Grimké (1880–1958), “Your Hands” is a sweet ...

No matter which category you and your circle fall into, I've got 15 poems you can read with your partners and friends to discover your love of poetry. If you think you don't like poetry, don't ...

“I promise you, there’s a poem for everyone,” she says. Next, decide what you want to write about. Simple as it sounds, this can often be the hardest step for writers.

Morning Edition asked readers to submit poems in the form of letters, addressed to anyone. NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander drew from the more than 600 responses to create a community poem.

The quote reads, "Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the strongest, happiest friendship in the person you fall in love with.

Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this poem seem to be doing. The author and her friend, a scholar, are debating the crushworthiness of a certain “Romantic Poet.” ...