Sonnets

To me a sonnet could be defined as "a strict form of poetry that limits your creativity and frustrates you to read and write." I enjoy and appreciate Shakespeare's sonnets but I see the form as a stale and constricting format. I think the language Shakespeare uses is very rich but I feel like you can only do so much with the sonnet. However, Ted Berrigan's use of the sonnet gave me a fresh outlook on a tired format. I appreciate his method and the creativity he brings to something that could only have so much life left in it before Berrigan's take on it. Although I feel Shakespeare's diction is better than Berrigan's, Berrigan's restructing of a classic format appeals to me more.