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Poetry Friday :: Shakespeare…almost

13 February 2015 by Kortney

We’ve been searching around trying to find a good, daily poetry anthology–one that can live on the table and be counted on to have a good, approachable poem no matter where you open.  We’ve been living with 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day edited by Billy Collins.  This week we found a doozy by R. S. Gwynn!

Shakespearean Sonnet

With a first line taken from the tv listings

A man is haunted by his father’s ghost.wildflowers
Boy meets girl while feuding families fight.
A Scottish king is murdered by his host.
Two couples get lost on a summer night.
A hunchback murders all who block his way.
A ruler’s rivals plot against his life.
A fat man and a prince make rebels pay.
A noble Moor has doubts about his wife.
An English king decides to conquer France.
A duke learns that his best friend is a she.
A forest sets the scene for this romance.
An old man and his daughters disagree.
A Roman leader makes a big mistake.
A sexy queen is bitten by a snake.

How many plays did you recognize?  The children got all but the two plays we haven’t studied!  Pretty good, I think!  Here are a few more poetry links to brighten your Friday:

  • Ken Ludwig (of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare) fame talking to Sarah Mackenzie
  • video of Billy Collins (with a lip beard!) reading poems on Prairie Home Companion
  • a collection of our favorite Shakespeare resources
  • more Poetry Friday goodness at Merely Day By Day

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Comments

  1. dawn says

    13 February 2015 at 11:53 am

    Did you see the poem Carolyn Weber posted today? Fantastic. I’ll look at your resources … I’m not really good at listening to things, but I keep meaning to get to Read Aloud Revival. She has talked with so many great people.

    • Kortney says

      13 February 2015 at 1:26 pm

      Love the lines “somewhere long ago / joy was chosen for me”
      Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Dawn!
      ♥ ♥ ♥ Happy Valentine’s Day ♥ ♥ ♥

      • dawn says

        13 February 2015 at 1:31 pm

        Yes! You’re very welcome. This one is going in my commonplace 🙂 And probably my end of month Revel post. 🙂

  2. Cathy says

    14 February 2015 at 6:15 am

    Kortney,
    This poem was so much fun. I can’t wait to pass it along to my husband and daughter. It’s right up their alley.

    Cathy

    • Kortney says

      14 February 2015 at 4:52 pm

      Three cheers for families sharing Shakespeare and poems!

  3. Mary Lee Hahn says

    15 February 2015 at 7:17 am

    Love all the Shakespeare goodies (with a favorite by Billy Collins thrown in for spice)!

  4. Tabatha says

    15 February 2015 at 3:34 pm

    Just did this with my kids and husband…we got most of them, but not some of the historical ones (Henry IV part I, for instance!). Fun!

    • Kortney says

      15 February 2015 at 3:47 pm

      We didn’t get Richard II…RichardII?! I really have no idea what that play’s about! So glad the whole family played along. That’s how we did it here too!

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