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What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

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Where to read this sonnet: Poetry Foundation. 2. Sonnet 116: “Let me not to the marriage of true minds.” (1609) Sonnet 116 is arguably one of the most famous love-themed poems ever written.

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