A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. On Friday, April 27, the Elling House Arts & Humanities Center is pleased to recognize National ...

“I know I was lookin’ good, I had my Kenneth Cole shoes on/ My Gianni Versace blue leather suit/ My nails were done and my hair was fierce.” These words open up the 1984 hit song “The Men All Pause” ...

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your ...