Sonnets XV-XXI done. 
I found out this last week that Shakespeare’s first 17 sonnets were commissioned by a family for their son who had not expressed any interest in settling down, getting married, and having children of his own, so turns out he’s only pro-natalist for hire. Sonnet 18 is the famous “shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” And the rest have a theme of writing keeping love immortal.
    
    
      — Jun 07, 2025 10:30PM
    
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