Imagine a poem as your friend... this is exactly what award-winning podcast and project The Poetry Exchange does, and it has brought comfort, solidarity and companionship to many people for ten years.

Birthdays are fantastic occasions, but who says you can’t celebrate friendship any day? Whether it’s with a warm friendship quote or a thoughtful gift (like a book about friendship), there are so many ...

Some people (academics perhaps) might think it rather sentimental to describe poems as ‘friends’, yet when poetry sustains your emotional life you know it’s true. The Poetry Exchange is a project and ...

For Kathleen Trevor, every day is Love Day, so the holiday dedicated to it is especially nice. The Moline woman celebrates Valentine's Day by writing her own poems, then printing valentines for the ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition? Think again.

Long before the fame and accolades, Maluma developed his writing skills by penning love poems on behalf of his friends. (Why are we not surprised?) The singer recently spoke about the "start" of his ...

THANKSGIVING is upon us and is one of the biggest events in the American calendar. As you gather together with loved ones, here are some quotes, poems, wishes and greetings to wish your family and ...