Poem: On Shakespeare We Count

This poem, with an accompanying video reading of the poem by Michael A. Posner from Villanova University, took first place in the poetry category of the 2025 A-mu-sing Contest. The poem is designed to teach about word (or term) frequencies in text mining which involves thoughtful construction in defining the actual measurements to use.  Instructors might have students go over this poem and then discuss how to define what words or stems of words should be included or excluded in a different textual application.