Defining the word poem isn’t that simple. Basically, it’s any collection of written or spoken words that have some sort of lyrical quality, rhythm, and/or structure that’s less straightforward than a ...

Sonnets are a form of poem that was much loved by William Shakespeare. This one might be his most famous: Sonnet 18. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?' asks Shakespeare. A sonnet is usually ...

So, if we may not let the Muse be free, She will be bound with garlands of her own. With “Poem of the Day,” The New York Sun offers a daily portion of verse selected by Joseph Bottum with the help of ...

Our critic A.O. Scott marvels at the power and paradox of a sonnet by Gwendolyn Brooks. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Here’s a poem about patience, about self-control, about the need to conserve your ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The sonnet, in one language or another, has been around for some 800 years and is still in a strange kind of health, as manifest in this ...

A hardcover book titled, The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch, by Petrarch and published by Hurst & Company. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and gilded page edges.

Shakespeare’s sonnets are considered some of the literary genius' most popular works, with some - such as Sonnet 18’s “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day” - becoming the best-known works in ...

William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...