Another of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, “Sonnet 130” is a funny twist on love poems and the clichéd idealization of a lover as the most perfect, most beautiful woman beyond comparison.

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Sometimes we all need a cathartic cry. If that’s you today, then give these beautiful and moving poems, selected by women including Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elena Ferrante ...

Couples who choose to have poems read out during their wedding ceremonies often want to find beautiful and moving verses that sum up their romance, without falling into the trap of being cloying ...