Like many funeral poems that give comfort to the grieving, Dickinson’s piece—and the final stanza, in particular—suggests the dead might live on in the afterlife. An icon of his time ...

Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to ... And according to my food I grow and I give. Scorn me not, but know I have the pearl, And am only seeking one to receive it. Translated by Ralph ...

The best-written poems capture emotions, experiences, or images using a lyrical language. But what exactly is a poem, how is it different from prose, and how should we approach it ...