Discoveries can take many forms: an explorer discovering a new land, an astronomer discovering a whole new planet or galaxy, or a poet discovering the truth about love, nature, or even, for that matter, truth itself. The following ten poems are our pick of the best ‘discovery’ poems: poems which […]
Poetry can be used to say all sorts of things which affect us deeply: the love we feel for that special someone, or the gratitude we hold for someone who has been there and supported us. And so poems for best friends – best friends forever or ‘BFF’ in particular […]
What are the best poems about progress – whether they celebrate progress, call for things to improve in the world, or focus on specific examples of social change and reform? Below, we introduce ten of the best poems which deal with social and political progress of various kinds. These poems […]
‘Love poetry’ is a wide and varied thing, but perhaps of all the loves in the world, the purest and most valuable is unconditional love: love given without expectation of reciprocity, love that will endure no matter what. But what are the best poems about this unconditional love which age […]
Poetry can be used to address and explore a range of pressing social issues, and racial prejudice and racial identity are among these topics which poets have written about powerfully, from a range of perspectives. Whether it’s African-American poets writing at the time of the Civil Rights movement in the […]