Sonnet Examples

Here, the Poetry Foundation has a great page for you to explore further.

As for our second goal of the day, to introduce the idea of sonnets, we will look at another Jehanne Dubrow poem (one that she read and has stayed with me since last spring's reading): "Non-essential Equipment"

Here are some other modern sonnets for your inspiration:

1. "Death and Taxes" by Urayoan Noel

2. "Interstate Sonnet" by Carl Marcum

3.  "And Indians" by Glyn Maxwell

4. "The Consent" by Howard Nemerov

5. One of the best modern English poems: James Wright's "Saint Judas"

As we will discuss, sonnets were historically seen, thematically, as addressing the ideals of love. Therefore, love today's activities all coalesce into a big love festival!