A Twist In The Tail
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More new angles staging Shakespeare’s plays.
As You Like It set in the far future,
with an overabundance of lights and metal.
Romeo and Juliet are cat and dog.
Henry the Fifth in New York City.
This year, The Tempest, as performed
by schoolchildren. In Esperanto.
We’ll put the audiences onstage,
Hamlet, a romantic comedy now.
Macbeth on rollerblades and naked.
If playful imagination is your style, keep the creativity going by exploring more witty poetry below:
- Everyday Travel – Poetry
- Smiles – Protest Poetry
- Consider Mrs. Claus – Poetry
- Skunk in the Garden – Fiction
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Bruce McRae
Bruce McRae, a Canadian musician, is a multiple Pushcart nominee with poems published in hundreds of magazines such as Poetry, Rattle and the North American Review. His latest book, 'Boxing In The Bone Orchard' is available now via Frontenac House.
Find Bruce’s book at Frontenac House.




