Poems don’t give you news, they give you inspiration. Poems don’t give you knowledge, they heighten your sensitivity. Poems don’t give you information, they increase your empathy.

For National Poetry Month, I’ve curated a playlist of seven songs that represent poetic devices like allusion, irony and rhyme. I call it “the wordplaylist.” Prepare to be taken back to middle school ...

Renowned Hindi poet Vinod Kumar Shukla has won the 59th Jnanpith Award for his groundbreaking work. His poetry blends the ...

matthews — who prefers to write his name in lowercase because he believes his name is insignificant compared to the message he has to give — doesn’t just read his poems; he treats them like theatrical ...

Although his approach departs somewhat from Rilke’s — the speaker in these poems may not always love the questions quite as ...

Donna Ashworth, best-selling poet and author of 'To The Women' invited HELLO! into her Scottish home to talk celebrations, ...

When French writer Marion Fritsch began posting short texts on Instagram in 2023, she did not think her work qualified as poetry. That was, until everybody else told her so. “When I chose my status ...

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So where should you start for the best poems about life and all its ups and downs? Make your way through this list, and you’ll find yourself 20 poems richer. These aren’t just any poems either ...

It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you think. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key ...

On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide to Forgive.” I was struck by how timely it is. The message is much needed at this time. I believe in “doing unto others as you would ...

Throughout his eventful career, Darwish authored over 30 books of poetry, which have been translated into various ... Through his poignant prose, Darwish, who spent most of his adult life in exile, ...