A new sonnet to commemorate Shakespeare’s 448 th birthday and the launch of the World Shakespeare Festival was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), the producer of the festival ...

A self-proclaimed Shakespeare admirer, Kelly says “Sonnet 18” is the first piece he tackled while working on the release.

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and an Irish song tradition inspired Paul McCartney on The Beatles ‘ “I Saw Her Standing There.” Paul used many of his literary and musical favorites in his songs.

Sonnets are a form of poem that was much loved by William Shakespeare. This one might be his most famous: Sonnet 18. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?' asks Shakespeare. A sonnet is ...