It’s the ultimate poem to tell your love that you will follow them wherever they go, whether it means leaping into the sky or plunging into the earth and dying beside them. 21.

How many poems do you know by heart? Not nursery rhymes or limericks, but poems of subtle structure and nuance, written in iambic pentameter, dactylic hexameter, AABB, or blank verse. If you are ...

For when you are in love: “Love Poem with Apologies for My Appearance” by Ada Limón (excerpt) “I’d like to say this means. I love you, the stained white cotton T-shirt, the tears, pistachio shells, ...

In honor of National Poetry Month, a look at some of our writers’ favorite poems. Read excerpts of the best poems by E.E. Cummings, John Keats, TS Eliot, A.R. Ammons, Rudyard Kipling, Mary ...

Poetry and translation are both about picking the just-right word. But reading multiple translations makes an implicit case ...

The best love poems tend to be short, simple, and straight to-the-point. But don’t worry, you don’t have to be Shakespeare to win her over.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Reginald Dwayne Betts about his new collection of poems, "Doggerel," a meditation on family, friendship and falling in love.

A list of the best love poems for Valentine's Day and wedding ceremonies, from verses written by Victor Hugo, Lord Byron and E.E. Cummings.