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Billy Collins on Writing Short Poems and Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets
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Billy Collins on Writing Short Poems and Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Poet Billy Collins talks about humanizing Shakespeare and other literary titans, delves into his own work and inspirations, and reads from his new collection, Musical Tables.

All the Sonnets of Shakespeare, with Paul Edmondson
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare, with Paul Edmondson

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 167 Over 400 years after Shakespeare’s sonnets were first published in 1609, what is left to learn? All the Sonnets of Shakespeare, a new edition of the sonnets published in 2020, takes some bold steps to help…

The Early Years of Shakespeare's Sonnets (16th and 17th centuries)
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The Early Years of Shakespeare's Sonnets (16th and 17th centuries)

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Did Shakespeare intend to publish his sonnets? For whom were they written? What can they reveal about their author? We talk to Dr. Jane Kingsley-Smith about her newest book, The Afterlife of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.