THE 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this Saturday, has prompted a wave of celebrations of the great poet and playwright. Here are two of his sonnets, dealing with his overarching themes of ...

Today on his birthday, here is one of Shakespeare's haunting sonnets. Love and mortality, often interwoven, are leitmotifs of the 154. Love dominates this one with its springtime imagery.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. In more ways than I can count, Shakespeare isn’t just a ...

If you've encountered William Shakespeare's sonnets anytime since 1609, it's likely been in the form of the edition from that year. Four centuries and countless editions later, we still know these 154 ...

In a previous article, I wrote how Shakespeare’s sonnets provide an evocative alternative to more traditional choices for classical monologues in professional auditions. In this piece, I’d like to ...

BECAUSE their beauty and power of emotion clothed in thought are supreme, and because in them we feel drawn closer to the heart of Shakespeare than anywhere in his plays, his Sonnets have aroused ...