Shakespearean sonnets can be intimidating to students.  In this light-hearted discussion class, we will read "Sonnet 98: From you have I been absent in the spring," work through the vocabulary and main idea of the poem, and talk about love poetry.  For contrast we will also read "Spring" by American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.  At the end of class students will write either a love poem or a poem complaining about spring. Students will have the opportunity to join in reading these poems...