Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. In more ways than I can count, Shakespeare isn’t just a ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. "I hope these recordings create moments for listeners to recognize themselves in his words," says the acclaimed actor and narrator of the ...

Modern life has fried our attention spans. Could flexing our long term memory muscles help? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to actor William Sutton, who knows all 154 Shakespearian sonnets by heart.

Dr. Leah Veronese from Oxford University's English Faculty has unearthed a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th-century poetry collection. This treasure was ...

The poem was discovered by researcher Leah Veronese. University of Oxford While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting ...

Guest columnist Beth Ann Fennelly analyzes Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 for its enduring relevance. The sonnet describes a speaker's journey from self-pity and envy to finding joy through love. Shakespeare ...

Some poems don’t just talk about love. They feel like a hand reaching out when life gets heavy. That’s exactly what William Shakespeare does in Sonnet 29 - a poem that quietly reminds us how one ...

Socrates warned against writing things down. He said it was an invention that weakened the strength of our memories - similar to the warnings about AI weakening our minds. Humans do have a staggering ...