These 6 poems capture the essence of unrequited love. Share them with that special someone who doesn't feel the same way, but ...

For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.

While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a handwritten copy of a sonnet by William Shakespeare dating back nearly 400 ...

Shakespeare’s sonnets provide an alternative to the traditional choices for audition monologues. Here are five of the best Shakespeare sonnets for actors.

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. I first read Pablo Neruda’s collection of 100 love sonnets ...

All sonnet contest entries must follow the Shakespearean/English sonnet format and can be submitted through the Southern Shakespeare Company website or emailed to [email protected].

These 43 sonnets by Yolen, a bestselling children's author (How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?), are written in the traditional rhymed form with three quatrains and a couplet.

A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...

These moving poems are a reminder that on Valentine’s Day, it’s OK to celebrate a broader definition of love.

The rare handwritten copy of "Sonnet 116" features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British royalist ideas into the romantic ode, according to researchers ...