Valentine’s Day is coming and whether or not you celebrate or believe in the commercial nature of holidays, I am all for a reason to look at poetry about love. And if February makes me feel all the feels, then poetry in February is one way to escalate all of those feelings. Today, we look at three relatively modern ones. I mean within the last 20 years. We don’t need to go all the way back to Sappho or WH Auden to find the best romantic descriptions. Poetry lives and breathes as a reflection of our own times.

Here are the three I read:

Poem for My Love, June Jordan

Filling Spice Jars as Your Wife, Kai Coggins

The Hush of the Very Good, Todd Boss

What are your favorites?

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