See how one homesick scholar put together a massive compendium of verse by former emperors, modern-day activists, soldiers, ...

Kudos to Haim, first of all, for the best album title of the year. Breakup albums are so common that it’s surprising no one ...

Given all the pianists out there who have been dubbed “poets of the keyboard”, the phrase has become a little tiresome. But its use is justified when applied to a musician of the calibre of 24 ...

Hölderlin’s poems very often celebrate these Greek gods. However, he also explores more somber themes, such as exile ... This helped blend the Greek myths and ideas with his own Romantic sensibility, ...

The poems, which were mostly written during Hansford’s sophomore year, deal with themes of falling in love, falling out of love, grief, and all the growing pains of youth. “Because I feel like I’ve ...

ghazals often express themes of love, loss, and the longing for spiritual fulfilment. While at times mistaken for romantic poetry, many of these verses serve as metaphors for the soul's journey ...

4. Build Bridges: Poetry connects people across geographical, cultural, and social divides, promoting unity and peace. 2025 Theme: Poetry as a Bridge for Peace and Inclusion The theme for World ...

However, he soon moved away from romantic themes and began exploring deeper aspects of human destiny through poetry. His most celebrated work, Sri Radha, was published in 1985. This long-form poem ...

break or harden. The poet cannot tell her lover from “the bottom of it / how I feel” but gives it to them all the same. Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire ...

As the season of love approaches, many express their affection through chocolates, teddy bears or love sonnets and poems ... not solely the romantic depictions we are commonly shown.

The poet cannot tell her lover from “the bottom of it / how I feel” but gives it to them all the same. 4. He Seemed to Me Equal to the Gods by Sappho (translated by Anne Carson in 2002) Closely ...