Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) once called his countrywoman and friend Mary Barber (1685–1755) “the best Poetess of both kingdoms,” Ireland and England. This was a judgment not universally acknowledged, ...

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

If you’ve already broken your 2024 New Year’s resolutions, you probably can’t fathom Kevin Fuller’s feat of consistency: He has written an original poem to his wife every day for a decade-plus.

They must of course reflect your own feelings about each other and your own experience as a couple, but the best wedding poetry also expresses a more universal understanding of the importance of love ...

She just doesn't want to get sick. Weddings can call for joyous and momentous times, but they can also be huge sources of stress. Luckily, there is a forum where you can go to vent out all your ...

Lovebirds rejoice, because I've picked out 18 great, romantic poems to incorporate into your wedding vows, because there's more to declaring your feelings than "love, honor, and cherish." Whether you ...

We've lived for forty years, dear wife, And walked together side by side, And you to-day are just as dear As when you were my bride. I've tried to make life glad for you, One long, sweet honeymoon of ...

The need for poems at weddings is not new. In fact, there's a special term for a wedding poem: epithalamium. This genre reaches all the way back to ancient Greece, but the most famous epithalamia do ...

One of the few hazards of being an English professor is that when a friend or relative gets married, they might invite you to read a love poem at the wedding. It’s an honor to be asked, of course, but ...