Shall I Compare Thee to a Cherry Tree?
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Peak bloom is brief, for humans and for cherry trees. How should we value what comes after beauty? William Shakespeare, Ada Limon, and W. B. Yeats have some thoughts. Celebrate the end of National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day with us! Resources: Limón, Ada. “Instructions on Not Giving Up.” The Carrying (Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2018). Copyright © 2018 by Ada Limón. Reprinted with permission from Milkweed Editions. Shakespeare, William. Sonnet 18 (“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”). MIT Global Shakespeare Project: Digital Environments for Shakespeare. https://shakespeareproject.mit.edu/ Yeats, William Butler. “A Prayer for My Daughter.” Academy of American Poets.
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