Hello, everyone. Today, for our second-to-last sonnet in honor of National Poetry Month, I have chosen Sonnet 23 by William Shakespeare. It's one of my favorites for so many reasons. Primarily, though, I appreciate Shakespeare's play on words, using them to describe his inability to put into words the love he has for another. As … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 29. Sonnet 23 by William Shakespeare
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Celebrating Poetry In April: 28. How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Welcome, all. For the third-to-last sonnet that I will be sharing with you during National Poetry Month, I chose to read to you Elizabeth Barrett Browning's classic Sonnet 43, "How Do I Love Thee?" It's such a simple poem that's been parodied as much as it has been praised. As we have seen in so … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry In April: 28. How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Celebrating Poetry In April: 27. O Solitude! by John Keats
Good afternoon, all. Today is April 27, and we are now in our final four of sonnets for National Poetry Month. Today's selection is a return to Keats, one of my favorite romantic poets. Like all the good romantics, it finds the beauty in nature and, in this poem, solitude. "O Solitude! If I Must … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry In April: 27. O Solitude! by John Keats
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 25. Life and Death, by Cosmo Monkhouse
Welcome to day 25 of National Poetry Month. Tonight I am featuring a British poet of the Victorian era, William Cosmo Monkhouse, who was also an art critic in his prime. This sonnet, in the Petrarchan form, personifies Life and Death. Enjoy! 🙂 Life and Death, by William Cosmo Monkhouse From morn to eve they … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 25. Life and Death, by Cosmo Monkhouse
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 24. A Timid Grace, by Charles Lamb
Good evening, all 🙂 Today's sonnet is by Charles Lamb, another romantic British poet who traveled in the same circle with Wordsworth, Coleridge, and others. His biographer, E.V. Lucas, even dubbed him the "most lovable figure in English literature." Today I share with you Lamb's sonnet, "A Timid Grace Sits Trembling In Her Eye." A … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 24. A Timid Grace, by Charles Lamb
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 23: Sonnet 145 by William Shakespeare
Today we celebrate the life of William Shakespeare, who was rumored to be born on this day in 1564; it is also the date in which he died in 1616. This is sonnet 145, and as you can tell, we won't be able to get to all of them in this short month of a … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 23: Sonnet 145 by William Shakespeare
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 22. “Grasshopper and Cricket” by Mary Russell Mitford
Happy Earth Day, to all. I remember turning the earth 50 years ago with my 5-year-old classmates as we planted little saplings at our elementary school. Now, 50 years later, I look back and savor the many hours I have spent on trails and shores, appreciating the earth. So much of my writing is inspired … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 22. “Grasshopper and Cricket” by Mary Russell Mitford
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 21. “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” by Wilfred Owen
Welcome back. For today's poem, I decided to dip into the 20th century with a sonnet by Wilfred Owen, a British poet and soldier who died in battle in World War I. Wilfred wrote poetry for just about a year and died a few months after penning this poem, ironically, and sadly, called, "Anthem for … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 21. “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” by Wilfred Owen
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 20. A Sonnet Upon Sonnets, by Robert Burns
Welcome to Day 20 of our daily sonnets celebrating National Poetry Month. Tonight, I am reading Robert Burns' "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets," which he wrote in the Shakespearean sonnet form. Enjoy! A Sonnet Upon Sonnets, by Robert Burns Fourteen, a sonneteer thy praises sings; What magic myst'ries in that number lie! Your hen hath fourteen … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 20. A Sonnet Upon Sonnets, by Robert Burns
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Celebrating Poetry in April: 19: Sonnet 30 by William Shakespeare
Good evening, and welcome to day 19 of celebrating National Poetry Month. Today is April 19, and in celebration of beginning Hamlet tomorrow with my seniors, I thought we'd read another Shakespeare sonnet. Sonnet 30, "When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought," by William Shakespeare. When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I … Continue reading Celebrating Poetry in April: 19: Sonnet 30 by William Shakespeare
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