What kind of love poems are you in the mood for? Throughout literary history, love poems have connected lonely hearts, transcended cultural barriers and ultimately withstood the test of time.

A Valentine’s Day acrostic poem is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while encouraging kids to get creative with words! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, this activity is an ...

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a word. The word is the subject of the poem. She really really likes stars. But this is no ordinary poem. This is an acrostic. So there is ...

What her work shares with O’Hara’s, here, is a love of life and living ... often associated with writing poetry. While the dominant mode in the book is free verse, Seuss is not above deploying ...

Amanda Gorman, a Los Angeles native and the United States' first National Youth Poet Laureate best known for her poem "The Hill We Climb," took to social media Saturday to express her condolences ...

Sometimes they play tricks on us. Especially when intimacy comes into the equation. It’s easy to get carried away. We’ve all ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

Everyone has their own rules for Super Bowl squares, but here at For The Win we’ve put together an easy-to-read — and printable! — template for you and your party to enjoy. Gambling involves ...

Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read ... asked “What if the mightiest word is love?”, recasting the idea of national fraternity as “love that ...

Ahead of Hoda’s last day on Jan. 10, she wrote a heartfelt poem to Craig Melvin for him to read as he takes ... You are ready surrounded by love. Your team is the kind you can only dream of.