poetry-magazineCardinal RedBy Rigoberto GonzálezIn love again, I welcome the familiarhigh, the dizzying state of detectingsigns around me that the world…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesNatureAnimals
poetry-magazineLake ChateauBy Dorothea LaskyI still feel the sameAs the day that I first met youThough softened by all of this timeI still think… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedThe MindMemory & Nostalgia
It's Raining in LoveBy Richard BrautiganI don't know what it is,but I distrust myselfwhen I start to like a girl a lot. It makes me nervous…LoveInfatuation & Crushes
poetry-magazineIn August, in the CityBy David HopsonWe land in the aisles of British fictionto soak in the air conditioning. Your fingersplay the spines… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesUnrequited LoveArts & SciencesReading & Books
poetry-magazineMiddle School DanceBy Nicole TallmanTo all the boyswho asked meto dance and to all the boys to whomI said yes and to all the steps we took… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesSocial CommentariesGender & Sexuality
poetry-magazineso coffee is a laxative & i am writing this poem on the toiletBy Vanessa Deeringin the building two women’s restroom & in the strangest placesi want to tell you the most mundane things… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & Crushes
poetry-magazineEileenBy Olive Franklin Loved you since I was little, on the playground break-time -brawled with you and your mismatched cuffs… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionFirst LoveInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveRelationshipsLGBTQ+
poetry-magazineLetter to Us, YoungerBy Jesse HolthReady to fly, my heart has been unbuckling for a long time, waiting. When you finally arrive, we are…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveFirst LoveInfatuation & Crushes
31 ["He seems to me equal to gods"]By SapphoHe seems to me equal to gods that manwhoever he is who opposite yousits and listens close to your …LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic Love
poetry-magazineFirst DateBy Kinsale DrakeI want my Luci Tapahonso cowboy with a shining belt and a good dog he likes my legs in blue jeans but… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & Crushes
The Skokie TheaterBy Edward HirschTwelve years old and lovesick, bumbling and terrified for the first time in my life, but strangely hopeful…LoveDesire & PassionFirst LoveInfatuation & CrushesLivingComing of AgeYouthArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphor + 8 more
poetry-magazineLove Poem: CavafyBy Timothy LiuComing back from the ski trip in the back of a van, it had gotten dark enough for the steady hum of… Related Audio LoveInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsFriends & Enemies
VoyagesBy Hart CraneI Above the fresh ruffles of the surf Bright striped urchins flay each other with sand. They have …LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureBodies of WaterLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsLGBTQ+ActivitiesTravels & JourneysWeddingsStanza FormsMixedMetersBlank Verse + 11 more
The Best Slow DancerBy David WagonerUnder the sagging clotheslines of crepe paper By the second string of teachers and wallflowers In the…LoveFirst LoveInfatuation & CrushesNatureThe BodyRelationshipsArts & SciencesTheater & DanceValentine's Day + 2 more
Waiting [2]By Noor NagaThere are people to live for and people to die for I comfort myself: there are people to sleep with …LoveInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedUnrequited Love
poetry-magazineFrom “Couplets”By Maggie MillnerI tried to stay away. Could not. I’d turn to J or T and say: Today’s the day it stops. Nothing right…LoveInfatuation & CrushesOptimism
Crush, Supermarket, CaliforniaBy Jan-Henry GrayIt's easy to fall in love with the grocery store boys— the one with the tiny coffee cup sweatshirt, …LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesJoy & Contentment
Song: Go, Lovely RoseBy Edmund WallerGo, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee…LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenStanza FormsRhymed StanzaAnger + 5 more
Love PoemBy Duane NiatumThe twilight of your face, the unknown bird in your voice, drew me to your eyes’ green vision, your…LoveInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveRelationships
April MidnightBy Arthur SymonsSide by side through the streets at midnight, Roaming together, Through the tumultuous night of London…LoveInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureSpringSocial CommentariesCities & Urban Life