you may be pushing it comparing the best of rap to sonnets: the purpose of the two things is so different that any comparison is surely moot. but i am prepared to say that it is certainly MUCH harder ...

The sonnet was probably invented by Giacomo da Lentini, a Sicilian, and popularized by poet Francesco Petrarca (see Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki ...

Next year, 2014, marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. Among the myriad events to mark the occasion is a sonnet-writing contest by the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theater. The ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The contest accepts entries from the following age groups: (1) middle ...

They say that the only thing worse than a man who writes poetry is one who shows it to others. Oh dear, dare I? One of my secret pleasures (well, it was a secret from most people up until now) is ...

Recently we challenged listeners to write an American Sonnet: A non-rhyming, free verse, 14 line poem. We got a number of contributions, but it also ignited a debate over whether sonnets without a ...

If red, red roses aren't your thing, don't lose heart. It's still possible to write a sonnet for Valentine's Day. Ideally, you'd take your time, read up on Shakespeare, read some Elizabeth Barrett ...

I’d like a word with you about your mother, and I want you to read this column all the way to the end, otherwise I will slap you so hard your head will spin. I realize that Mother’s Day is a fake ...

The new large language model from Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet has is already showing signs of significant advancements in AI writing, particularly excelling in generating natural-sounding prose, ...