as the world’s most unpredictable creatures. But dear teacher, you've proven her wrong with your kindness, a lovely song. You never acted as our boss nor as a burden we must cross. You are ...

Instead of greeting cards and chocolates this Valentine's Day ... in some cases, a whole poem. Teachers from around the country submitted what their students wrote; NPR received more than 2,000 ...

It is extremely important to give a personal touch to the celebration and not just copy any celebrity’s or friend’s celebration of Valentine’s day. It can be a small poem or even a quote ...

There’s a Valentine’s gift to live up to. Wendy Cope’s The Orange almost unexpectedly turn into a love poem, as the poet describes the increasing “peace and contentment” that comes from ...

Valentine’s Day is a kind of proof, I guess, of how we all covet that kind of closeness. (I’d have chosen & Forgive Us Our Trespasses, by Sinead Morrissey, a perfect and devastating poem ...