What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer ...

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Where to read this sonnet: Poetry Foundation. 2. Sonnet 116: “Let me not to the marriage of true minds.” (1609) Sonnet 116 is arguably one of the most famous love-themed poems ever written.

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most associated with the Christmas season. Our idea of what Santa Claus looks like comes from a variety of places ...

Over the course of six short clips, Simon Armitage goes behind the scenes of some of his most famous poems. These clips are from the BBC series Simon Armitage: Writing Poems. Suitable for ...