Tag Archives: Shakespeare

Modern Manners #sonnet29

Posted on May 23, 2020 by TanGental

From time to time I like to take the first line of a favourite poem and rewrite the rest. Sonnet 29 is one of Shakespeare’s most famous. This is it When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,I all alone … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets | Tagged humour, poem, poetry, Shakespeare, Sonnet, sonnet 29 | 16 Comments

A Sonnet For Clarice #carrotranch #shakespeare

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 by TanGental

Shall I compare you to a Summer’s day? You’d not be flattered but angry and pissed, Sneering at my explanations and insist I’m a retarded male with nothing to say. My compliments are often misconstrued As the feeble patriarchy at … Continue reading →

Posted in carrot ranch, miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets | Tagged Carrot Ranch Congress of Rough Writers, poem, poetry, Shakespeare, sonnets | 22 Comments

Love Sonnets And Terrible Poetry

Posted on Feb 14, 2019 by TanGental

Warning: this is a tacky post with poems that, well, are terrible, except the first and I didn’t write that… Willie Shakespeare had a way with Sonnets. As you do. One of his more famous ones was his 130th… SONNET … Continue reading →

Posted in poems, poetry | Tagged poem, poetry, Shakespeare, terrible poetry contest | 39 Comments

After Sonnet 91: Life Lessons #poetry

Posted on May 25, 2018 by TanGental

Seems as apt today as ever…. Some glory in their birth, some in their skill Some enjoy a pint, some prefer a pill Some are shallow, followers of fashion, Some see their art as the epitome of passion. Some pay … Continue reading →

Posted in humour, poems, poetry, sonnets | Tagged poetry, Shakespeare, sonnets | 15 Comments

Shakespeare’s secret #sonnet #poetry #prompt

Posted on May 22, 2016 by TanGental

Al Lane at A Certain Point of View has been celebrating Shakespeare’s 400th thingy with his take on some of the great man’s finest. Esther Newton prompts weekly to write a poem, this week with ‘Secrets’ being the chosen word. So, … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, poems, poetry, prompt, sonnets, writing | Tagged Al Lane, Esther Newton, poem, poetry, Shakespeare, Sonnet | 14 Comments

Sonnet Saturday (4)

Posted on Jun 21, 2014 by TanGental

This week’s post is on the subject of marriage and there is only one place to start: sonnet 116 by that nifty sonnetista, Will ‘The Bardman’ Shakespeare. SONNET 116 Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry, sonnets | Tagged love, marriage, Rossetti, Shakespeare, Sonnet | 8 Comments

Sonnet Saturday (2)

Posted on Jun 7, 2014 by TanGental

Following prompts from Charli Mills () and Lisa Reiter () I now seem set to post on my favourite poetic form, the Sonnet. And that makes me Happy! A Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number … Continue reading →