I’ve been struck by how many of that period’s love poems were not for lovers. These sonnets, composed for friends and family, are not just beautiful; they’re also a reminder that love and Valentine’s ...

Couples who choose to have poems read out during their wedding ceremonies ... or letters to the lost and unrequited. My love for you is balled up socks on the bedroom floor and wet towels thrown ...

From poems to passages from classic books and plays, here are our pick of the best love quotes in literature. Literature is the perfect medium in which to talk about love; its big emotions ...