William Blake’s “The Clod & the Pebble” is a dialogue on tenderness and cruelty in three short stanzas. Read it with our critic A.O. Scott, and then play a game to memorize it.

Choosing the right love poem for your boyfriend can be incredibly nerve-wracking, whether you're in a new relationship or have been together for ages. From sweet, short love poems for him to read on ...

Love has always found its purest expression in poetry. Through verses, we capture emotions that sometimes words alone cannot describe—the heartbeat of affection, the sweetness of intimacy, and the ...

Long-distance relationships can be a challenge. You're in love for a reason, after all, and when you're apart, the distance can fill you with longing. Our long-distance relationship poems capture ...

If hope were an object, it would be poet Alex Dimitrov's new book Love and Other Poems. In its entirety, the book itself is one long love poem — to New York City, to the moon, to the many "scenes from ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Evelyn Mousigian. In life and in love, poetry makes every emotion more tangible. Poetry ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...