Reading alone is a deeply enjoyable activity. But being read to has its own irreplaceable allure. The Harvard Sentences are ...

Good reading so often goes with good eating, as both are vehicles for communion with God and each other. To whet your ...

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The winsome truths of lyrical poetry may guide us into the future. Among recent releases are the groundbreaking anthology, ...

Poems from centuries ago can stand in dialogue with painters speaking to their contemporaries, and calligraphy serves as a ...

When you read the poem aloud, you hear its jumpy, syncopated rhythm. It resolves into a tidy, clever pair of end-rhymed lines, a mic drop proclaiming the supremacy of poetry over grubby ...

With these relatively short poems, you'll understand why poets are peerless when it comes to putting our deepest emotions into words. Get Reader’s Digest’s Read Up newsletter for more poetry ...

Cassie Phillips, 32, the author of the poem "Let Them," was misidentified as another person with the same name.) This week my dear friend, Penny, sent me a powerful poem, read beautifully by an older ...

He then took things a step further as he read out a Christmas card to the comedian ... to their final dance says it all. Craig’s poem was beautiful also." Another shared: "Chris' last dance.

Anyway, that video is here. The Wikipedia entry for “L’infinito” is very good. You can read the poem in Italian. And in three different English translations. Here is one by Jonathan Galassi ...

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In recent years, it’s been a delight to read so many entries from people who were inspired by our contest to write a poem for the first time since their schooldays. If you’re keen to have a go ...