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Pop Sonnets
Pop Sonnets: Shakespearean Spins on Your Favorite Songs | Erik Didriksen
The Bard meets the Backstreet Boys in Pop Sonnets, a collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as Shakespearean sonnets. All of your favorite artists are represented in these pagesfrom Bon Jovi and Green Day to Miley Cyrus, Beyonc, and beyond. Already a smash sensation on the Internetthe Tumblr page has 20,000+ followersPop Sonnets has been featured by the A.V. Club, BuzzFeed, and Vanity Fair, among many others. More than half of these pop sonnets are exclusive to this collection and have neverbeen published in any form.
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JenDR
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Relaxing Day off. Decided to try some poetry this morning with my latte.

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Awk_Word_Smith
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So far… hilarious. But I‘m a Shakespeare nerd and music 🎼 🎶 🎵 lover.

CoffeeNBooks This sounds like a really fun book! 3y
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Madds
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Probably the best thing I‘ve ever wasted money on. 😂

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Lchnessmnstr
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These make me SO happy!

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Clwojick
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TheKidUpstairs I love this! 6y
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Clwojick
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LikelyLibrarian 🤣🤣 6y
bookandbedandtea What rare, honey-tongued delight! (Had to look that up... didn't know any Shakespearean compliments 😁) 6y
Clwojick @bookandbedandtea ahahaha! I definitely didn‘t know this book existed, but now I‘m so glad that I do. I‘m in love with late 90s/early 00s pop music, and also Shakespeare... so I feel like this is going to come in handy 6y
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LondElle89
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Pickpick

This book is everything! It's hilarious and brilliant at the same time. If you love Shakespeare and music, this is a fun one. Best way to read this is aloud.

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amyrohn
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Probably the best impulse buy I've ever made #bookhaul

tournevis I used to read the blog! Yé! 6y
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McGonagall
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This is so fun! #shakespearelove 😆🤓

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McGonagall
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I went to the grand opening of a local used book store, and this is my haul! 😍😍😍

somebooksaround 😍🙌 awesome haul!! 6y
DebinHawaii Great stack! 📚👍 6y
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merelybookish
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A sonnet has #14 lines.
This re-working of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in sonnet form is from the Tumblr Pop Sonnets. He does lots of songs and they're all quite good.
popsonnet.tumblr.com
#fourteen #novemberbythenumbers @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

umbrellagirl 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes Love it!! 6y
Cinfhen Ha! He‘s awesome...His Mom used to live a few blocks from us and I saw him twice in the local WaWa, he was so chill...signing autographs( it was before cell phone days so no selfies....) 6y
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AlaMich This is so great!!😂 6y
Billypar Love this!! 😂 6y
vivastory This is the best! 😂😂 6y
LeahBergen Haha!!!! 6y
merelybookish @Cinfhen That's so cool. Will Smith has always seemed like he would be a nice guy in person! 6y
Blaire 😍 6y
Nute Amazing! My affection for Will Smith just quadrupled. 6y
batsy This is awesome! Just to be clear, it's the author of the tagged book who does these "remixes"? ? 6y
merelybookish @batsy Yeah I know Will Smith is talented but he didn't write the sonnet. I guess that's not quite clear. 6y
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Pamtherunner
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This is pretty awesome!

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Crystallinegirl
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I really don't use bookmarks - but I have this one that came with Pop Sonnets. Looked around for more, but this definitely seems to be my only bookmark right now. Sorry #booktober !

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Crystallinegirl
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Pickpick

Finally made it over to the Maryland Renaissance Fair's booksellers, Page After Page. This book hit several of my buttons - Shakespeare, music lyrics, and parodies - so it HAD to come home with me. It's AMAZING. Next weekend they're doing readings from it at the booth! I also discovered there's a tumblr! http://popsonnet.tumblr.com has many more sonnets that aren't in the book. Lovely book, lovely booksellers. #shakespeare #popsonnets

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ScorpioBookDreams
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Pickpick

Absolutely loved this book of pop song inspired sonnets. Would make an ideal gift for any Shakespeare fans. I am in awe of the sonnet skills of this author!

Laura317 I read these to my coworkers, and we are all just dying over here!! 😂😂😂 8y
ScorpioBookDreams @Laura317 they are just so good, aren't they?! 8y
Laura317 @ScorpioBookDreams Yes! We anxiously await your next post! 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Okay, this one may be my favourite so far. Thanks for sharing; they're hilarious!😂 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa These are so awesome! 8y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Let It Go as a sonnet! Never knew I needed this until now...

MrBook Sonnets are great 😊. 8y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Singing this sonnet as I read it!

Laura317 It sounds so beautiful as a sonnet! 8y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Last one, I promise!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Don't promise that, these are great! 8y
ScorpioBookDreams @Riveted_Reader_Melissa you've persuaded me - I'll post some more later!! 8y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Some of these sonnets are hilarious!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That is excellent! 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I'm looking for this book ASAP 8y
ScorpioBookDreams @Riveted_Reader_Melissa it is so funny. I got my copy second hand from Amazon. 8y
BibliOphelia THIS!!!! 8y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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This book would make a great little gift for anyone who likes Shakespeare!

WanderingBookaneer I used it with my sixth grade students. 8y
AngelErin Omg these are great! 8y
ScorpioBookDreams @AngelErin They are so good! Definitely worth getting yourself a copy. 8y
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dog_earedbookreviews
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Looking for a fun gift for a friend or family member who enjoys a little Shakespeare but isn't afraid to admit that she listens to Taylor Swift? "Pop Sonnets: Shakespearean Spins on Your Favorite Songs" by Erik Didriksen reimagines 100 pop songs as Shakespearean sonnets.

BestOfFates That is the cutest hat ever. 8y
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QuirkBooks
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Happy birthday tribute to Shakespeare, from POP SONNETS author Erik Didriksen!

Anei I dunno, the first guy to recite from memory parts of 'Agamemnon' will probably get my undying love whether he wants it or no. 8y
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QuirkBooks
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Happy World Poetry Day! We're celebrating with some Shakespearean spins on our favorite pop songs! Check out Pop Sonnets!

Pandorazboxx So need this for my R+J unit! My kids would💖💞💕 it! #brilliant 8y
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