Poems for Company

“Bodies from the First World War”: Between 1914 and 1918, British newspapers published poems on a regular basis.  Less experienced writers often promoted the...

“Unrequited Love (Part Three)”: Three poems written by men reveal curious responses to the phenomenon of being rejected in love.  Then we close with...

“Insects Among Us”: All four poems place insects on center stage.  Our first opens with a question: “Don’t you remember them?”  These are poems...

“Stephen Dunn’s Dilemmas”: All three poems are by the late contemporary poet Stephen Dunn.  In each poem, the speaker faces a concern that challenges...

“Gone Parents“: Poets featured today consider deceased parents, somewhat sentimentally or as mysterious dream figures.  Ted Kooser, “Mother” and “Father,” from Delights & Shadows ...

“What’s So Funny?”: Will any of today’s poems make you laugh?  Billy Collins, “To My Favorite 17-Year-Old High School Girl,” from Aimless Love: New...