Summary: <strong>John Donne</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">/dʌn/</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>DUN</em></a>; 22 January 1572<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donne#cite_note-FOOTNOTELong2013-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recusancy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recusant</a> family, who later became a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cleric</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Church of England</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donne#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> Under royal patronage, he was made <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_of_St_Paul%27s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dean of St Paul's</a> Cathedral in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London</a> (1621–1631).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donne#cite_note-ODNB-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> He is considered the preeminent representative of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysical_poets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">metaphysical poets</a>. His poetical works are noted for their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">metaphorical</a> and sensual style and include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sonnets</a>, love poems, religious poems, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Latin</a> translations, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">epigrams</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">elegies</a>, songs, and satires. He is also known for his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sermons</a>. <em>- Bio via Wikipedia</em><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
