Falling in love is one of the best feelings in the world and you can’t deny that. With immense thrill and rapture, it is a ...

The inner and outer forecasts don’t always match up. This short poem by Louise Glück starts out cold and stays that way for most of its 11 lines. And then it bursts into flame. At first, the emotional ...

“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 ...

Ellen Howley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

This essay is part a series by Father Stayer, a professor of English at Loyola University Chicago, reflecting on essential works of writing, art and music. In his weekly interview with writers, Scott ...

Source: The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum / Public Domain Let’s start with an image. You are in a restaurant, at a bar, or driving to a beach with some friends. Someone says something funny, and everyone ...