Because I'm a bookish young woman with little facility for poetry, Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art" has long been my favorite poem. My appreciation may be something of a cliche, but Bishop's villanelle ...

If you have fond memories of reading Shel Silverstein’s funny, sad, touching and endlessly awesome poetry from his seminal 1974 collection Where the Sidewalk Ends, then you’re in good company: ...

Despite the fact that we have so many horrible songs nowadays, there are still countless Nigerian songs that are poetic, deep and very touching. However, most of these songs, when stripped of their ...