But that's limericks for you: funny, punny and filled with dubious rhymes. A man hired by John Smith and Co., Loudly declared ...

Not only is it one of the most famous poems ever written, but it's also one of his most beautiful and iconic love poems. Want ...

No list of famous poems would be complete without a contribution from the big man, so here's Ralph Fiennes bringing all of his dramatic talents to bear on a compelling rendition of Sonnet 129 ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Poem lovers who appreciate humor in their poetry ... (1609) Sonnet 116 is arguably one of the most famous love-themed poems ever written. In this poem, Shakespeare shows that true love is ...

Here is a booklength selection of his work. Brilliantly eccentric, and characterized... Luís de Camões is world famous as the author of the great Renaissance epic The Lusíads, but his large and ...

below are 16 of Poe’s most famous works, ranked by their impact on public perception, complexity, critical acclaim and popularity. This is one of Poe’s most well-rounded poems, one that ...

An acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word, vertically. A limerick is a funny five-line poem with a rhyme scheme AABBA. A haiku has three lines, which in total ...

62. "We danced the Mamushka while Nero fiddled, we danced the Mamushka at Waterloo. We danced the Mamushka for Jack the ...

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The indie-pop singer-songwriter makes her literary debut with ‘Eat the World,’ an insightful and introspective collection ...