This poem captures the essence of a secret love, one that communicates deeply, without words, only with glances that remain hidden in the shadows. 2. "Secret Alleys" ...

M any poems about love suggest that secret affairs offer us adventure, mystery, and the desire to protect and, above all, keep someone who can't be shown off to society. In fact, there are seven ...

Thirty-one love poems go back to scenes in Florence in 1284 when he was 18: a young man vibrating in “the most secret room of the heart” since the age of 9. The high point is a moment of ...

April is Poetry Month, a painful reminder for some, who suffered under English teachers who made them write about the cherry tree wearing white for Eastertide or “The Love Song of J. Alfred P… ...

Both poems share a deceptive simplicity of diction and seductive cadence, the evocation of the natural world as the proper theatre of love, and an air of the mysterious – but the Graves lyric, I ...

The poem has Henschel wishing her luck in the league where her heart lies, even though she'll miss having her around. The two met as young women in 1947, when Donahue was 22 and Henschel was 18.

Exposed: The secret love letters of TS Eliot. ... Eliot wrote some of his most celebrated poems, including “Burnt Norton”, which many scholars believe was inspired in part by Hale.

Forbidden lovers Penny Umbers and Mark Bethel separated due to the colour of their skin - now they are sharing their love poems as they plan to get married almost four decades later ...