Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Boston-born, Richmond-raised Edgar Allan Poe is one of the ...

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5 Best Poetry Books On Love That Make Deeply Emotional Gifts Poetry books on love, life and wisdom are an emotional gift which can remind the receiver how thoughtful and caring your intentions are to ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. In more ways than I can count, Shakespeare isn’t just a ...