Writers tell of poems they have memorized, would like to memorize, etc. A week ago, I had a column titled “Poems by Heart.” The column drew responses from many readers, which I will publish in due ...

What language moves the soul and a river of love in us? How do you express the deeper longings and feelings? What to say, when the beauty of waking in your lover’s arms fills you with delirious joy or ...

Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to poetic memorization and recitation that both families and schools once considered routine. In Poems to Learn by Heart, ...

We live in distracting times. Our superficial, materialistic, media-driven culture often seems uncomfortable with true depths of feeling. It's as if the culture as a whole has become increasingly ...

When in doubt, don't cry it out, read it out. There's no special recipe when it comes to moving on from heartbreak and, rest assured, it WILL be one of the most uncertain times in your life. The only ...

Given how much the mothers in our lives have done—and continue to do—for us, it can be difficult to express all of our love, admiration and appreciation in Mother’s Day cards. After all, there is a ...

During Caroline Kennedy’s childhood, poetry was a family affair. Her father, President John F. Kennedy, had admired Robert Frost enough to give him a prominent place at his inauguration, and her ...

Memorized any poems lately? It’s a worthy exercise, often a pleasure. I have never been much of a poem-memorizer. You? But I have always liked the idea of memorizing poems. (“I like the idea of being ...