Shakespeare
Doth if not thrill thee, Poet,
Dead and dust though thy art,
To feel how I press thy singing
Close to my heart?
By Richard Le Gallienne
(The Passionate Reader To His Poet)
A teenaged husband and father of three,
born at Stratford upon Avon.
He left home for London
and found fame and fortune
as an actor, playwright, and poet;
became a favourite of royalty.
He retired and returned home
to the second largest house in town.
Died of a mystery disease;
was buried inside the church.
Plays posthumously published:
iconic figure immortalised.
Though some say Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare...
Jack Horne for Constance's Passionate Reader contest
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