What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems ... one of Eliot’s poetry collections—and a bleak exploration of modern life.

For many of us poetry is practically the first language we learn to love; only later do we come to believe it’s scary or baffling or precious. It doesn’t need to be, I promise! Modern poetry ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems ... classic poets to modern award winners.

Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even ... copy of Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116,” a famous ode to ...

This one might be his most famous ... of expressing romantic love among the upper classes. Traditional sonnets follow a set of rules. The most common rules are: In poetry, rhythm is the beat ...

Elsie turned out to be a weary person & the house filled the author with distaste until she found out it was the house of a famous modern poet; then the house took on a fresh appearance.

April is National Poetry Month and for Missouri's sixth poet laureate, this month is her Olympics. "I just love poetry," Maryfrances Wagner said. Wagner is a poet, a teacher and was appointed by ...