Sonnetfest 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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- DescriptionA CAMPUS TRADITION CONTINUES!
Sonnetfest returns to celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday! Join us on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 for a marathon reading of all 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets, featuring a wide range of local, national, and international personalities.
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Check out this gallery of photos from Sonnetfest 2024, featuring The Sonnet Man, Devon Glover:
Originally published at shakespeare.nd.edu. - Websitehttps://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/23/sonnetfest-2025/
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