In the bustling artistic landscape of Chicago, where rhythm meets poetry and community activism thrives alongside creative expression, K Love The Poet stands as a beacon of authenticity. Her journey ...

For “The Favorite Poem Project,” I chose a well-known sonnet of Shakespeare’s because I love how it speaks to readers today.

This past year I designed an undergraduate course that I called ‘The Poetry of Love’. One of the challenges of the course was how to define “love”. The English language bundles many different shades ...

I was looking for an autumn poem, maybe a Thanksgiving poem, and this one landed in my lap. Only a mention of autumn but full ...

How much do we enjoy a love poem? Let us count the ways. Love poems and sonnets that plumb the depths of emotion have the power to change perspectives, move us to tears and express thoughts where our ...

Back in January, in honor of Valentine's Day, Morning Edition announced a love poem request line: Send us your memories of love and relationships, and author Kwame Alexander will find a poem that ...

Words have a rhythm, much like a beating heart. They flow and dance, translating emotions into verses that persist long after they are uttered. Poetry has historically served as a vehicle for love, ...

With Instagram helping budding poets find audiences and publishers pitching in, a slew of English poets is experiencing ...

When I was at university, I studied archaeology. Archaeology is the study of the physical past. Archaeologists dig. They might find the edge of a pot or a bone and then slowly brush away the dirt and ...

Marianne Faithfull and Courtney Love are two of rock music’s great survivors. Both have weathered addiction, rough handling from the media and the music industry and the challenge of establishing ...