In the one hundred fifty-four sonnets of William Shakespeare (1564–1616), the seasons, invoked as metaphors for lovers’ joys and sorrows, turn up again and again, like pages in a calendar. “Shall I ...

Winter Poetus by Favorite American Poets. With Illustrations. Boston : Fields, Osgood, & Co. A Child’s Dream of a Star. By CHARLES DICKENS. With Illustrations by ...

“Those Winter Sundays” is a poem that captures in 14 lines the enormous struggle against the cold, write Patrick B. Whalen. STEVEN KRIEMADIS / Getty Images/iStockphoto Winter in Detroit is a miniature ...

When we think of Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), “reserved” is not generally the first modifier that springs to mind. Like the speaker in her famous Christmas poem, “In the Bleak Midwinter,” Rossetti ...

At the base of Grand Mesa, on the eastern edge of Palisade, where the peaches grow and generous slopes of vineyards overflow into the valley, we awoke to our first snow on the last Saturday of ...

Sometimes things live up to their name. Take Robert Frost. The four-time-Pulitzer-winning poet is known for his wintry poem "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

When winter comes, the world holds its breath. Snow drapes the earth in silence, and light softens like a secret kept close. Let yourself be still, let yourself listen — the quiet of winter speaks ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. --A Golden Valley teenager is a national champion - because of the powerful way she chooses her words. Armstrong High School senior Stella Wright put together a poem about ...

J.M. Allen’s traditionally published book “Real Rhyming Poems” is available at the Rochester Public Library and some area schools and coffee shops. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by local and area ...