Sonnets still have a reputation for being about the unrequited love of a man for a woman. AndreasPraefcke/Wikimedia Commons As poets have demonstrated for centuries, a sonnet for your beloved never ...

Love poems didn’t start as private confessions. For much of their history, they were closer to public performances—tools for politics, status, ...

“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this ...

Choosing the right love poem for your boyfriend can be incredibly nerve-wracking, whether you're in a new relationship or have been together for ages. From sweet, short love poems for him to read on ...

“Romantic” is one of those words that has traveled so far from its original meaning, and been used in so many different contexts, that by now it seems to mean almost anything. Keats’s Odes and “Roses ...

Share love poems Saturday evening at the Open Book Vintage Bookstore. Then check out Crane River Theater's 2026 schedule. It includes "Footloose," "Frozen" and "Steel Magnolias." ...

TOWARD the close of the eighteenth century there appeared in Germany, under the lead of Tieck, Novalis, and the Schlegels, a class of writers and of writings known as the Romantic School. The ...

William Wordsworth's "Quote of the Day" highlights the profound value of "little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and ...

John Keats, a beloved Romantic poet, transformed profound personal suffering into timeless art. Despite a tragically short life marked by illness and loss, his powerful Odes and "La Belle Dame sans ...