This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month , which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of the month. We make no claim (except when we do) that these poems are the “best” poems in any category; they are simply poems we love. The only other thing they all have in common is that they are available to read for free online, so you can enjoy them along with us. The internet is still good for some things, after all. Today we recommend: William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 28” It’s very easy, in our jaded modern era, to wonder why we still give Shakespeare such space in the cultural consciousness. I certainly ran into this question a lot when I worked at The Public Theater, arguably Shakespeare’s most notable American home these days—but I was always answered by the Bard himself: the guy could fucking write .…