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 ...

In This Could Be a Love Poem for You, her fourth collection of verse, Ranu Uniyal offers a powerful poetic account of her wrestling with the profound sense of loss that pervades her everyday existence ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Some flowers are red; some flowers are blue. We have funny roses-are-red poems to share with your entire crew. Roses are red, violets are blue; we love us some funny poems, how about you? Part joke, ...

On World Poetry Day, we look at how people are sometimes compelled to express their feelings and ideas through poems. This Tuesday is World Poetry Day, and we are taking note of this day on NPR. May ...

April is National Poetry Month, and here at the Book Review, we’re revisiting poets we admire. Even if you think you’re poetry-averse, these writers may change your mind → For some readers, Philip ...

From an early age, K Love the Poet felt a deep responsibility to nurture and uplift those around her. As a child, she gathered neighborhood kids on her porch, braided their hair, and took them to the ...

Famous poets (tortured or not) have taken inspiration from Swift’s music. Can you match the poem to the song? By Jennifer Harlan Taylor Swift is many things: a pop superstar, a business mogul, a cat ...