Alas, poor Surrey,
you receive no credit for the English sonnet
as Shakespeare has stolen your glory,
and King Henry, your head.
Aye, now that’s the rub.
in homage,
I write in no rhyme nor iambic pentameter.
Call it the nonnet.
Alas, poor Surrey,
you receive no credit for the English sonnet
as Shakespeare has stolen your glory,
and King Henry, your head.
Aye, now that’s the rub.
in homage,
I write in no rhyme nor iambic pentameter.
Call it the nonnet.
Interesting that we’d have such polar pieces today.