Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but ...

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

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 ...

The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything.

MIT professor of literature Arthur Bahr had one of the best days of his life. Sitting in the British Library, he was allowed ...

The poet Grace Nichols introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children: Sun is laughing In this poem Grace Nichols imagines the sun as a moody, teenage girl. For forest Uses ...

OSLO—A hibakusha who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is traveling to Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize festivities here with a book of English poetry and writings about her experience.

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your ...