Poetry is a form of literature that will, without doubt, outlive us all. Simplistic yet beautiful, poetry is a fun and creative way to express how we’re feeling or how we wish we felt. Sometimes, ...

“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this ...

There's something to be said for having the opportunity to surround yourself with people who understand you. If you've ever been in a situation where it felt like no one understood who you were, what ...

I have read this wondrous poem very infrequently at weddings over the years. I offer it only to couples who I sense have attained a special depth of camaraderie uncommon even for those who feel great ...

Andrea Gibson, known for their powerful poetry and performances, spent years exploring deep and political themes. They wrote openly about gender identity, love, social justice, and death, using honest ...

Quotes, poems and stories about the moms we love. My three moms — Susie Wang, Diane Serna and Shellie Dunlap As I reflect back on my first year of motherhood, this quote by Henry Ward Beecher ...

In 2021, the second full year of the pandemic, I began to go outside more after a year of intense insideness. Like others, I started noticing what I had not known how to see previously: the arching of ...

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

Back in January, in honor of Valentine's Day, Morning Edition announced a love poem request line: Send us your memories of love and relationships, and author Kwame Alexander will find a poem that ...

BET paid tribute to the cast of Love Jones Wednesday night during the network’s American Black Film Festival Honors, an evening full of black love and celebration. The event was all about the iconic ...