Inspirational poems that’ll raise your spirits. Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry.

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13. He was 92. While his poems have been translated into many foreign ...

One homesick scholar put together the massive compendium of verse by former emperors, modern-day activists, soldiers, sages and Nobel winners.