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I thought my audio equipment was good enough to make this podcast. Some of the episodes were good, but too many weren't. So, I've invested in a real podcast mic and I hope this is problem is fixed.

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The first four rhyme words of this poem are a major Easter egg.

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Sonnet 51 is the second half of a pair. These two poems create one of the most unique meta moments in all of Shakespeare. In these two sonnets, Section 4's turn, the Bard is metaphorically, literally, and allegorically telling the reader that he's abandoning the 4442 format. More importantly, he's telling us why (even if this is just the narrator being emotional), and it's that the Metasonnet formula is slowing him down as a poet.

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Sonnet 50 is either boring or meta-brillance, depending your outlook. My theory is that Shakespeare personifies the meta-sonnets as a horse and then explains why he's Section 4 does not follow the 4442 format. It's because the meta-sonnet structure is too hard and it's slowing him down.

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What does this mean: "Against that time, (if ever that time come.)" Is it a coded way of saying, "in reference to the time when the meta-sonnets are uncovered, if that every happens?" Well, in this episode, I explore this poem from that angle.

I love Sonnet 49. Seemingly, Shakespeare is pondering if his big secret will ever be discovered, and, if so, what impact that will have on the work.

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In this poem, the narrator is pretty angry a someone who he thinks stole something from him. Well, is that other poets who copied his poetic style or the person who uncovered his secret?

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I've decided to change the name of the podcast.

1. The Meta-Sonnets Podcast is a much better name
2. I wanted to get "secret" out of the title

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Sonnet 47 might derivative, but it's actually a really fun poem when taken into context. Within the framework of the Meta-Sonnet structure, this poem tells us:

1. 4442 isn't happening in Section 4. Something is out of place.
2. The word "picture" is used three times, suggesting that readers should look at "The Sonnets" as a singular work.

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