Not only is it one of the most famous poems ever written ... on our list—the above is simply the opening snippet; you can ...

Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

With help from the poet and fellow patient Siegfried Sassoon, Owen wrote one of his most famous poems: Anthem for Doomed ... many drafting changes in his opening line. As with most writing ...

Christina Rossetti was one of the finest poets of the Victorian age, well known for collections including Goblin Market and Other Poems and The Face of the Deep. She addressed gender issues in her ...