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 (https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeares-Sonnets-Yale-Nota-Bene/dp/0300085060)
and
Helen Vendler's edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Shakespeares-Sonnets-Helen-Vendler/dp/0674637127).
