Twitter user Ronnie Joyce came across the poem above on the wall of a bar in London, England. While at first the text seems dreary and depressing, the poem actually has a really beautiful message ...

For Valentine's Day, we offer a love poem request line. Tell us about a moment in your life involving love, and NPR's Rachel Martin and author Kwame Alexander will find a poem to capture that feeling.

To help you woo your partner this Valentine's Day and let them know just how special they are, Newsweek has pulled together a list of poems, quotes and messages.

Even grown women sometimes need reminders meant for teenage girls. Melissa Newman-Evans, an actress and poetry slam performer, performed a poem entitled 9 Things I Would Like to Tell to Every ...

This poem builds an intriguing tension with a title that juxtaposes love with death, and uses rhythms to press against the nettle-like images.

It's where he published his first poem in a local newspaper at the tender age of 14. We end this hour with one of Walcott's poems, "Love After Love," as read by actor Tom Hiddleston.