For centuries, love has been celebrated, romanticized, and mythologized as a force that is simultaneously blissful and agonizing. Songs, novels, and films repeatedly echo the idea that love cannot ...

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

David Gate has a popular following online, but his best poems suggest he’s not entirely comfortable as an influencer. By Jeff Gordinier Jeff Gordinier recently won the James Beard Foundation’s M.F.K.

“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.” — Brene Brown Leaning into love and connection can feel like going into battle without any armor, especially if you ...

When love breaks, it feels like the heart carries the weight of a battlefield. But what if this pain isn’t an ending, but a teaching? Krishna, the eternal lover, the teacher of the Gita, and the flute ...