One of the most famous poems ever written and arguably the most significant 20th-century work of poetry, “The Wasteland” is T.S. Eliot’s 1922 masterpiece.

Falling in love is so all-consuming that not even lying skin-to-skin is close enough. For when you are in love: “Love Poem with Apologies for My Appearance” by Ada Limón (excerpt) “I’d like to say ...

When I turned 19, I was finally Neruda’s age when he published his first book of love poems. I was a college junior and longing to see Chile after years of Spanish classes.

The fact is that to love another person, you must love yourself first, and Fromm supports this premise. Love can be thought of as a higher power or a state you fall in and out of.

The poem’s three stanzas echo the form of the Trinity. The first stanza, with its suggestion of divine love’s self-giving, and with the angelic denizens of heaven who “gave the sign,” points to God ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In “Status Pending,” the new collection from Adrian Blevins ...