Behind this approach is a powerful cultural idea: Love should be easy. If it’s “right,” it just works. The “spark” is there.

Love. Oftentimes a mixture of soft gazes, secret glances, and forever yearning or perhaps a torrent of longing, electric tension, and passionate touches. For centuries it has consumed poets and waged ...

A new anthology edited by US poet laureate Ada Limón invites us into the natural world.

Explore 8 powerful but lesser-known poems by Maya Angelou that reveal her depth, spirit, and poetic genius—perfect for discovery during National Poetry Month.

It's not easy expressing your adoration for the woman in your life. Select some love poems for her and tell her how you ...

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...