"Here if anywhere in America, I seem to hear the coming footsteps of the muses," William Butler Yeats wrote on a visit to Los Angeles in 1925. And yet, despite the city's rich artistic traditions, ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. poems to read on a break The greatest casualty of our education system? Poetry. Either you’re from an older generation and you ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

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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 ...