or the concept of fulfilled love, all viewed through the lens of Renaissance Neoplatonism. Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally ...

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 people in this poem seem to be doing.

In one of the most famous love poems of all time, Burns goes all out to express the wonder of love: It’s beautiful like a flower, it’s sweet like music, it’s deep as the sea. And Burns isn ...

Why not take the concept of love off its pedestal and simply vow to do your best? At first glance, Ian Duhig’s marriage ditty is not the most romantic of poems - but it could also be argued that ...