They're a humorous twist on sometimes saccharine love poems, serving up funny words and silly situations. Are they romantic? Har-har-hardly! But like funny limericks, roses-are-red, violets-are-blue ...

Darkly funny, with a playful rhyme scheme and surprising ... nor no man ever lov’d. No collection of romantic poems would be ...

The Romantic poets redefined how we think about topics such as nature, revolution and the imagination - but just how well do you know them? And how romantic were they really? BBC Bitesize ...

The poem’s lyrical quality is both taut and rich, resonating with readers who are drawn to romantic poetry with a melancholic edge. Poe’s imagery of the “kingdom by the sea” adds a ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss her translation ...

Multi-awarded poet, essayist and professor, Rebecca Lindenberg, shared poems from her newest book, “Our Splendid Failure to ...

The Romantic period started around 1830 and ended around 1900, as compositions became increasingly expressive and inventive. Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

Manson, not known for his romantic side, had described the stories of marriage ... “The men worshipped them; they wrote ...

Bruce Springsteen revealed that the Jim Morrison quote in 'Road Diary' was inspired by a Doors concert he and his wife both attended, before they met.