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Please join two of Every Mothers Sons board members, Abby and Kirsten to talk about a selection of Shakespearian sonnets and how his life shaped and formed what he wrote. 

If you'd like to read more from the sources we pulled from check out the sources below:

Shakespeare, Sexuality and the Sonnets by Aviva Dautch, 

Queering Shakespeare by Sandra Newman, Shakespeare’s Sonnets and the History of Sexuality,: A Reception History by Bruce R. Smith, 

The Mysterious Identity if the “Fair Youth” by Jessica-May Smith,

 Homosocial, Homoerotic, Bisexual and Androgynous Bonds in Shakespeare’s Comedies by Klarisa Sokolovic-Cizmek, 

Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust

The Preface to the Sonnets in the Arden Shakespeare by Katherine Duncan-Jones

Disclaimer: This podcast is not affiliated with Shakespeare and Company, but if you'd like to learn more about their company you can visit their website at: https://www.shakespeare.org/