By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Valentine's Day has been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a ...

We asked NPR listeners to tell us about a grand Valentine's Day romantic gesture that didn't go as planned. Here are some of the responses, edited ...

Valentine’s Day has been about love and connection for centuries. Medieval writer, Geoffrey Chaucer, played a pivotal role in linking the day to romantic love through his poem ‘The Parliament of Fowls ...