BECAUSE their beauty and power of emotion clothed in thought are supreme, and because in them we feel drawn closer to the heart of Shakespeare than anywhere in his plays, his Sonnets have aroused ...

In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and at the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery ...

As LFO told us, “Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets.” However, William Shakespeare wrote some plays as well, and many of his plays have been turned into movies. Some have been strict ...

The Southern Shakespeare Company invites all poets and lovers of poetry to enter its poetry competition, now accepting entries through Feb. 29. The Southern Shakespeare Company’s mission is to make ...

For the remainder of this month through April 16, students in middle and high school, as well as adult/college aged individuals can enter their original sonnets into the 2021 Sonnet Contest for a ...

William Shakespeare’s 460th birthday was in April. Love him or hate him, no other author has influenced the English language and literature as much. In his plays, Shakespeare created complex ...

The recently discovered copy of Sonnet 116 "reads as a political love song" during England's Civil Wars, according to the professor who found it. Reading time 3 minutes While conducting research at ...