(The Conversation) — The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love between the divine and his people. (The Conversation) ...

In 1926, Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982) published a poem he called “Ars Poetica” (an updating, he thought, of Horace’s ancient Roman “art of poetry”). Composing a manifesto for the Imagism of the time ...

From ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ a play whose speeches are full of poetry, and more than that: full of a writer’s palpable delight in making poetry, the deep pleasure of giving characters poetry to ...

If you're looking to read the lyrics of a song like you would a poem, then we suggest that you start with these three from ...

BOSTON — Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state poem of ...

The ghazal is a formal poem that has roots in seventh-century Arabia and was often sung by musicians. The poet Agha Shahid Ali introduced the form to America. “Ghazal” literally means “the cry of a ...

November of 2016 saw the arrival of “Forever Words: The Unknown Poems,” a posthumous collection of unpublished poetry written by Johnny Cash, the first person ever to be inducted into both the country ...

Many Americans have heard the expression “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – in fact, a quick Google search turns up myriad websites offering wedding bands inscribed with the much-loved line ...

Figuring out what to do with the 'Song of Songs' has preoccupied people reading the Bible for centuries. 'Song of Songs' illustrated by Florence Kingsford/Southern Methodist University/Wikimedia ...