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 ...
Wedding readings are a case in point. The internet has more love poems that you could shake a diamante-clad veil at, but choosing something that speaks to you is a tough proposition. Unless you ...
Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this poem seem to be doing. The author and her friend, a scholar, are debating the crushworthiness of a certain ...
The writing in this poem is taut, graceful and intelligent in a way that shows the mystical themes of life, including love, death, the mind and body, the church and Christ, and idealism.