Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years. Story by Jonathan Kaplan, The University of Texas at Austin • 6d.

Poetry has been an essential part of many countries’ popular culture for centuries. Italy, Russia, Iran, Chile, Poland, and Nicaragua are good examples, to name just a few. In these places, professors ...

With “Poem of the Day,” The New York Sun offers a daily portion of verse selected by Joseph Bottum with the help of the North Carolina poet Sally Thomas, the Sun’s associate poetry editor. Tied to the ...

I live in long-past years, Their virtues love, their faults condemn, Partake their hopes and fears, And from their lessons seek and find Instruction with an humble mind. My hopes are with the Dead, ...

In the spring of 1986, I penned a poem entitled “Dream Fulfilled.” In those 44 lines of poetry, I gingerly attempted to incorporate iambic pentameter into No paywalls.

Discover the touching poem by a mother with agoraphobia, symbolizing hope and renewal. A message of love, peace, and kindness for the holiday season.

Each of these 70 poems is titled “American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin,” and each uses its stark, metered lines to contend with the country’s present and historical bigotry.

“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the ...

In the modern period, even more understandings of the poem have emerged, including some about human-to-human love. For instance, feminist readings have highlighted the female character’s power ...

That poem from the past reminds me as I continue to write these weekly essays that there are souls to be saved. Now don’t get me wrong — I’ve never saved a soul, but I know the Holy Spirit ...

The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love between the divine and his people.