Nobody knows exactly. He may well have started at school; his poetry may have enabled him to seduce a woman eight years his senior. For all we know he may have been writing poetry all his life.
He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, three long poems, and a couple of other poems.
He wrote 38 plays (that we have), 154 sonnets, two long poems and sundry other verse.
William Shakespeare did not write traditional epic poems like those of Homer or Virgil, but he did create long narrative poems that exhibit epic qualities. His two major narrative poems, "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece," explore themes of love, desire, and tragedy, showcasing his poetic prowess. While not epic in the classical sense, these works reflect his ability to engage with grand themes and storytelling.
Sonnets and two long poems. Also he was a actor himelf
All the World's a Stage --William Shakespeare--
He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, three long poems, and a couple of other poems.
His surviving works, including some has Two long narrative poems and several other poems.
He wrote 38 plays (that we have), 154 sonnets, two long poems and sundry other verse.
Sonnets and two long poems. Also he was a actor himelf
All the World's a Stage --William Shakespeare--
http://www.sparknotes.com/ Is great! Just type in what play you want to look up at the top. This might not make sense, but if you see something listed with "No fear Shakespeare" then that is your best bet. (y)
154 sonnets, three long poems and maybe a couple others: about 160 all told.
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Since everything Shakespeare wrote has at some time or another been published in book form, from one perspective he certainly did write books. Indeed he intended some of it, especially his long poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece to be published in book form.What you mean possibly is: "Why did William Shakespeare not write novels?" The reason is that novels were at that time a new form of writing that was rare and not fully developed. There was no money in them. Plays on the other hand were what Shakespeare was paid to write.
He wrote a lot more than that. All 154 sonnets are poems. Writing long poems was a good way for Shakespeare to make some extra cash when the theatres were closed, but not as good as playwriting when the theatres were open. After Venus and Adonis and its sequel the Rape of Lucrece, he mostly lost interest, it would appear.
He wrote two long narrative poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, 154 sonnets and a handful of other poems. A couple of books of poetry were published even in his own time which attributed poems to him which certainly were not by him (like Marlowe's Passionate Shepherd poem), so there is a group of poems that are somewhat iffy.
A fair amount, yes. The long poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece would each count as a lot of poetry, not even considering the 154 sonnets.