Poetry gives voice to those who find it hard to concoct emotional speeches. As readers, we also feel attached to those ...

You know nothing about them ... and The Highwayman remains one of my favourite poems ever. My favourite love poem is also The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, though for very different reasons to ...

Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people ... The romantic poetry of this poem sneaks up on you. Its music is subtle, but unmistakable. Rhymes, rather than ...

Duffy uses the metaphor of an onion to describe the complexity of love in her poem 'Valentine'. "Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion." On the face of it, Carol Ann Duffy’s ...