Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Across thirty-three poems, the forces of postpartum “spinning” show up in sleep deprivation, psychosis, loneliness, and intrusive thoughts. Some poems are a fairly brutal read; all are raw ...

The poems that speak to us so strongly that we return to them in times of confusion, fear, loneliness or joy. Some of us might choose to scribble a couple of lines on a Post It and stick it to the ...

The overwhelming majority of these remarkable writings are poems written in Chinese, many of them carved into the wooden walls of the buildings. Most of the poems are written in the styles of ...

Chicwak is one of six women part of a weekly poetry and art initiative club ... find their inner voice and friendship in a world where loneliness is reportedly as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes ...

Christina Rossetti was one of the finest poets of the Victorian age, well known for collections including Goblin Market and Other Poems and The Face of the Deep. She addressed gender issues in her ...