Surely more than that, no doubt. Living a meaningful life. Taking our problems in strife. Treasuring our old memories. Learning about our history. Making new memories is fun. Enjoying the ocean in the ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel Silverstein.

Langston Hughes is one of the most prolific yet most underrated American poets of all time. He was the first Black writer and poet to make his living through his words. He led the Harlem Renaissance, ...

The title of the poem, “The Love Ridge Loop,” is, no doubt, something of a joke, an exaggeration built on irony. After all, the poem is an ironic love poem, and, at the same time, an anti-dog poem.

What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...

Choosing the right love poem for your boyfriend can be incredibly nerve-wracking, whether you're in a new relationship or have been together for ages. From sweet, short love poems for him to read on ...

Love is a game more than a thought. It's more of a dance than a song. I think of love like I’ll never have it, I’m thinking about love and what I want out of it. I think of love like a song, I think ...

Miley Cyrus has everyone talking about her new rumored boyfriend — based on recent Instagram posts and recent sightings, it's Cyrus has started dating long-time friend, Cody Simpson — even recently ...

From the sonnets of William Shakespeare to the writings of Walt Whitman and the rejuvenating words of Amanda Gorman, poetry is indelibly writ into the fabric of not only popular culture, but the ...

I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

Here are a series of poems written about our ordeal with cancer and kicking it to the curb. I am an author and poet. My husband has gone through several health crises since he had COVID-19 in 2020: a ...