The fact is that to love another person, you must love yourself first ... Two of the most common inspirations for writing poetry are love and death. The main reason is that poetry is the voice ...

Lessons from Pablo Neruda’s mind-bending verse. By Nicholas Casey My friend Ravi introduced me to the love poems of Pablo Neruda when we were teenagers. On the cover of the writer’s ...

In 2020’s “peace” death is a symbol of unconditional love (“All these ... become a “Tortured Poet” yourself? Here are some prompts to kickstart your poetry era.