For many of us, the run-up to Valentine’s Day is spent seeking out the least ... why not share one of these poems, which attempt to express the wonder and complexities of romantic love.

I’ll pick a short one – Catullus. Odi et amo: quare id faciam, fortasse requiris. nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior. My favourite translation is by Peter Whigham. It takes a bit of licence ...

Valentine's Day allows you to express love through thoughtful gestures, gifts, and activities. This article offers 20 carefully curated romantic poems that can elevate your celebration ...

The history of Valentine's Day is mushy. It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is the history darker, marked by Roman bacchanalia ...