Sonnet links
From its Italian origins to its English florescence, the 14-line sonnet in all its variations is the best-known means of compressing passion into a short poem until it glows.
Sonnet
The sonnet (Petrarchan, Shakespearean or Spenserian) defined, in our glossary of poetic forms.
The sonnet (Petrarchan, Shakespearean or Spenserian) defined, in our glossary of poetic forms.
The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets
Helen Vendler's smart & lovely commentary on these best-loved lyric poems in the English language is featured with excerpts & reviews at the Harvard University Press site (which no longer includes poetry among its list of indexed topics).
Helen Vendler's smart & lovely commentary on these best-loved lyric poems in the English language is featured with excerpts & reviews at the Harvard University Press site (which no longer includes poetry among its list of indexed topics).
Golden Age Spanish Sonnets
Sweet Briar College Spanish Professor Alex Ingber offers a collection of 101 English verse translations of sonnets from the Golden Age of Spanish poetry (16th century) -- from such poets as Lope de Vega & Miguel de Cervantes.
Sweet Briar College Spanish Professor Alex Ingber offers a collection of 101 English verse translations of sonnets from the Golden Age of Spanish poetry (16th century) -- from such poets as Lope de Vega & Miguel de Cervantes.
The Lost Sonnets of Cyrano de Bergerac
Billed as “a poetic fiction by James Louis Carcioppolo,” this book pretends to be a collection of 57 sonnets written by the original Cyrano de Bergerac: you can read the story of how the lost sonnets came to Carcioppolo & 3 sample sonnets from the book.
Billed as “a poetic fiction by James Louis Carcioppolo,” this book pretends to be a collection of 57 sonnets written by the original Cyrano de Bergerac: you can read the story of how the lost sonnets came to Carcioppolo & 3 sample sonnets from the book.
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Complete texts of Shakespeare’s sonnets with descriptive commentary, plus some other Elizabethan poets as well.
Complete texts of Shakespeare’s sonnets with descriptive commentary, plus some other Elizabethan poets as well.
Shakespeare Sonnet of the Day
Want a different one of Shakespeare's sonnets to ponder every day? Visit the killdevilhill.com literary campfire & sign up.
Want a different one of Shakespeare's sonnets to ponder every day? Visit the killdevilhill.com literary campfire & sign up.
Shakespearean Sonnet Lighthouse Greetings
Choose a lighthouse photograph from the North Carolina Outer Banks & combine it with one of Shakespeare's sonnets to send an e-greeting card.
Choose a lighthouse photograph from the North Carolina Outer Banks & combine it with one of Shakespeare's sonnets to send an e-greeting card.
Sonnet Central
Eric Blomquist's massive & well-organized Web library is the very first place to look for sonnets new & old, English, Irish & worldwide, RealAudio readings, sonnet criticism & an extensive annotated bibliography, even sonnets about sonnets. A great site!
Eric Blomquist's massive & well-organized Web library is the very first place to look for sonnets new & old, English, Irish & worldwide, RealAudio readings, sonnet criticism & an extensive annotated bibliography, even sonnets about sonnets. A great site!
“Sonnet” defined
Among the s’s in Bob Shubinski’s Glossary of Poetic Terms is a succinct definition, linked to other relevant terms.
Among the s’s in Bob Shubinski’s Glossary of Poetic Terms is a succinct definition, linked to other relevant terms.
Sonnets from the Portuguese
The texts of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous sonnets are part of the University of Maryland's Women's Studies Reading Room.
The texts of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous sonnets are part of the University of Maryland's Women's Studies Reading Room.
Sonnets to Orpheus
Howard Landman's translation of the 55 Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke has many lovely poems like “Erect no monument / Just let the roses / blossom” (#5) & offers links to other translations for comparison!
Howard Landman's translation of the 55 Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke has many lovely poems like “Erect no monument / Just let the roses / blossom” (#5) & offers links to other translations for comparison!
“Thou art not lovelier than lilacs,--no”
Edna St. Vincent Millay's lovely & very melancholy sonnets, five untitled & “Bluebeard,” appear at the end of her 1917 collection, Renascence and Other Poems, in the Bartleby archive of great books online.
Edna St. Vincent Millay's lovely & very melancholy sonnets, five untitled & “Bluebeard,” appear at the end of her 1917 collection, Renascence and Other Poems, in the Bartleby archive of great books online.
Two Sonnets in Memory
Penn Professor Al Filreis' Modern & Contemporary American Poetry pages include this summary discussion of the sonnet & Edna St. Vincent Millay's sonnets written on the execution of Sacco & Vanzetti.
Penn Professor Al Filreis' Modern & Contemporary American Poetry pages include this summary discussion of the sonnet & Edna St. Vincent Millay's sonnets written on the execution of Sacco & Vanzetti.