Willie the Shake
March 17th 2020 It’s high time I wrote something about the greatest writer who has ever lived. Years ago I wrote about his Sonnet 18 (“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”), and I have mentioned him in my essay on favourite books, but I’ve never gathered together all my thoughts about the man.
I like the appellation ‘Willie the Shake’, which I stole from a Joni Mitchell song, ‘Talk to Me’.
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