The sonnet was probably invented by Giacomo da Lentini, a Sicilian, and popularized by poet Francesco Petrarca (see Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki ...

Next year, 2014, marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. Among the myriad events to mark the occasion is a sonnet-writing contest by the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theater. The ...

They say that the only thing worse than a man who writes poetry is one who shows it to others. Oh dear, dare I? One of my secret pleasures (well, it was a secret from most people up until now) is ...

Five years ago, as this town came alive with anticipation over the first-ever free Shakespeare Festival in Cascades Park, I caught the fever. Being retired, I often look for new ventures to add zest ...