Twenty-five poems about love, mainly by modern American poets including Dorothy Parker, Robert Frost, Nikki Giovanni, Shel Silverstein, and Judith Viorst.
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859 – August 13, 1930) was a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. She is considered a pioneer in her use of the romantic novel to explore social and racial themes. Her work reflects the influence of W. E. B. Du Bois.
She also wrote under the pseudonym Sarah A. Allen.