Dorcey began her political activism in the 1970s, having returned to Ireland after living in France and England. Having met other queer people abroad, Dorcey was struck by the repression that ...

Researchers across disciplines have attempted to define, categorize, and measure the elusive experience of love.

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It’s been said that “To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving.” Truer words have never been spoken. This is the essence of Joanne Sherry ...

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This is not a very common form in English; the best-known examples come from the ... looking at the pains and pleasures of love from new angles. In the poetry of Donne and his contemporaries ...

"I love poetry. I love how it provides students and just people with a unique way to express how they're feeling, to reflect on their lives," Fey said. The book also includes illustrations from ...

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul ... Our ears hear four heavy beats. As these examples suggest, there’s a lot of variation within the basic pattern — longer or shorter lines ...

April is National Poetry Month in the United States ... “Let the poet know with an ‘I love this poet!’” The room erupts in finger snaps and cheers. Then, the open mic begins.