The Daily Poem • 13 August 2025

William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 94: They that have power to hurt..."

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I might say today’s poem is all subtext–if it weren’t for all the text. Ambiguous praise, sincere romantic angst, just the right amount of bitter wit: this sonnet has it all. Happy reading.

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