One of the best ways to show you care? With heartfelt and relatable poems about friendship, of course! No matter what kind of ...

And think of Rupi Kaur, who slashed gender stereotypes like scissors through pieces of ribbon as she soared to the top of the international bestseller charts. Having sold an unprecedented 2.4 ...

who is about to publish a book of poems, chats about her old friends (Leonard Cohen and Lily Tomlin) and her Persian cats (Tom Wolfe and Rachmaninoff).

That’s why a certain poem by Michio Mado (1909-2014) really spoke to me then. It starts: “When I start school/ Will I be able to have 100 friends?” What’s school like? Will I do OK?

This summer, 19-year-old Amanda Gorman sat down to outline her priorities. As the very first U.S. youth poet laureate, a position she earned for her literary talent as well as her record of ...