One of literary history’s most famous love poems, “Bright Star” was written by English Romantic poet John Keats (1795–1821) and dedicated to his love, Fanny Brawne.

As the season of love approaches, many express their affection through chocolates, teddy bears or love sonnets and poems. One poet, however, stands out from the rest, not just for her reflections ...

Freddie’s love of poetry drove him to join up and helped maintain morale during the war. Freddie grew up in a large family and developed a love of poetry, especially poems which told tales of ...

The first novel by Heather Clark, an acclaimed biographer of Sylvia Plath, is about a Harvard senior who falls for a ...

In 1922, The New York Sun published a poem called “The History of Honey.” The Sun’s poetry editor at the time — our predecessor, Edmund Leamy (1890–1962) ... To draw the clinging love scenes of the ...

How a poem transformed Christmas into the festive holiday it is today. The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus.

Many of us know and love this holiday poem for its first iconic line, which has inspired many Christmas Eve traditions. ... The history of the “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem.

The poem was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823. A plaque on River Street near the now defunct newspaper building noting its place in holiday history.