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

Let's begin with a poem about poetry itself. In Words, written in 1909, Yeats acknowledged that some of his best writing was inspired by (often self-inflicted) emotional turmoil, exploring how ...

Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally unpacking layers of symbolism and interpreting the themes in ways that feel authentic to their ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa ...

Chimwemwe Undi is a Winnipeg-based poet, editor and lawyer. She was the Winnipeg poet laureate for 2023 and 2024. She won the 2022 John Hirsch Emerging Writer Award from the Manitoba Book Awards and ...

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most associated with the Christmas season. Our idea of what Santa Claus looks like comes from a variety of places ...

Her On Poetry columns appear four times a year ... that were published this year or to believe I can say which are “best.” But these are some of the books I loved most, that have taught ...

Seventy-seven years before owning the Chelsea land, Clement Clarke Moore penned the famous holiday poem. Hayley Ellen Day & Joel Pitra of DDreps ‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through ...

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