Consider the last two lines of Raleigh's "On the Cards and Dice" below: "An herald strange, the like was never born,/ Whose very beard is flesh, and mouth is horn." They give me a slight shiver still.

Her poetry is tender and delicate, and inspires the image of a person who is not complete without her love. Memorable lines: You need me like ice needs the mountain/On which it breeds.

Mary Oliver's Felicity (Penguin Press, $24.95), forthcoming next month, is a breezy, inviting collection of love poems that celebrates the divine as much as it does the natural world or human ...

2. “Love” by Sappho. Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, Falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough. ... Despite having only two lines, this short poem is a strong example of imagism, ...

Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With) BBC TWO, February. This Valentine's Day, the BBC celebrates the nation's love of poetry with a season of programming to inspire lovers and poets everywhere ...

The first two lines should rhyme, ... The American cinquain is a particular type of five-line poem originated by Adelaide Crapsey, ... love, for thee. 6.

Both love and vulnerability are present in the poem “What I Mean When I Say Harmony,” though toughness also makes an appearance. Its first line is: “dear boy be the muscle: / make music to ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with poet Callie Siskel about her latest collection "Two Minds." Siskel lost her father when she was 12, and writes about making loss part of living.

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...