Today’s Poem: Sonnet 98
A lovers’ separation turns “pied April” to wintertime
The birthday of William Shakespeare (1564–1616), which we celebrate tomorrow, April 23, prompts us to meditate on everything we know about the man, which isn’t all that much. What we don’t know, however, presents a seemingly inexhaustible source of speculation: what religious convictions he held, wha…
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