But no matter your age or what life throws at you ... Love that’s old. What better way to end our curated list of poems about ...

And the love story is clearly not a main focus of “Iliad,” as Troilus is dead by the time the poem begins. “For me, though, it’s more about everybody’s individual struggle with the monster of war,” ...

The poetry inspired by these motives was the adequate expression of the ideals of the age,—of its shifting creeds ... and as romantic as it ever was in old times. Yet he is not satisfied ...

Chief among the insights we gain from reading history is that what we read is often relevant to what we are experiencing ...

Why does "done" rhyme with "fun," for example, and why doesn't "done" rhyme with "gone"? No poem illustrates the counterintuitive nature of the English language better than "The Chaos." ...

Some poems deliberately don’t follow specific rules. Free verse has no rhyme or particular rhythm. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day ...

Aging is often feared, resisted, and in the cruelest of cases, mocked and even punished. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and ...

Christina Rossetti was one of the finest poets of the Victorian age, well known for collections including Goblin Market and Other Poems and The Face of the Deep. She addressed gender issues in her ...

"Everyone knows about the disastrous effects of climate change on the planet," writes 17-year-old Shivangi. "However, what many may not realize is how heavy the toll is on children and future ...

Q. In what ways do you think your work is relevant to the times we live in? Poetry is the living word. It is documentation of reality, as well as abstractions that invite fantasy. I believe the most ...

I Am Maria: My Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Healing, and Hope' will hit bookshelves on April 1, 2025 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

From managing treasured possessions to embracing a new lifestyle, a personal essay on transitioning from a beloved family ...