Episode 4: Shakespeare, Sonnet 18

from Poetry For All · host Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen

In this episode we introduce listeners to one of the most resilient forms in English-language poetry: the sonnet. And we do it with one of the most famous sonnets Shakespeare wrote. For the sonnet in full, see https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45087/sonnet-18-shall-i-compare-thee-to-a-summers-day For helpful works on Shakespeare's sonnets, see: Stephen Booth's edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and Helen Vendler's edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

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