John Donne

John Donne (/ˈdʌn/ DUN) (22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne's style is characterised by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations. These features, along with his frequent dramatic or everyday speech rhythms, his tense syntax and his tough eloquence, were both a reaction against the smoothness of conventional Elizabethan poetry and an adaptation into English of European baroque and mannerist techniques. His early career was marked by poetry that bore immense knowledge of English society and he met that knowledge with sharp criticism. Another important theme in Donne's poetry is the idea of true religion, something that he spent much time considering and about which he often theorized. He wrote secular poems as well as erotic and love poems. He is particularly famous for his mastery of metaphysical conceits.

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Commissions of Inquiry: For whom the bell tolls?

The Patriotic Vanguard 17 Feb 2019

Ponder My Thoughts. By Andrew Keili, Freetown. Commissions of Inquiry. For Whom the Bell Tolls?. Corruption. ?As it was in the beginning, so it is now and forever shall be?. Please don't say ?Amen!? ... Back to my topic ... The title "For Whom the Bell Tolls" comes from this statement written by John Donne in his book "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions" ... 1 ... ....

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Generation next: the rise – and rise – of the new poets

The Guardian 16 Feb 2019

With soaring sales and a younger, broader audience, poetry is on a high ... The lecture was one I’d already given in various guises; a comparative reading of two poems ... In the past, I’d compared WB Yeats with Sharon Olds, Helen Dunmore with Tishani Doshi, and John Donne with Tiphanie Yanique. That day, we were back with Donne again ... .......

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What a painting reveals about San Jose State and its president

East Bay Times 15 Feb 2019

... MacQuarrie, John Wahlquist, Robert Clark, John Bunzel, Gail Fullerton and Robert Caret — are captured in oil paintings ... Beneath the vase are three books related to her work as a scholar of Renaissance literature, including “John Donne and the Protestant Reformation....

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Valentine’s Day: Impress them with these love poems

The Irish Times 14 Feb 2019

Anne Casey’s debut collection is x (Salmon) John F Deane. In his youth, our gay-beard poet, John Donne, had great ambitions to be part of the court elite and earn money and prestige ... Both forms of love poem remain wonderfully fresh and telling in Donne’s work ... John F Deane’s latest collection is Dear Pilgrims (Carcanet, 2018) Michelle O’Sullivan....

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Review: Cost of Living, at Hampstead Theatre

Islington Tribune 08 Feb 2019

There is deep poignancy in key scenes, where we see Ani and John being bathed by their respective carers, that are both challenging and humbling to watch ... This bold and chilling play, with huge empathy and compassion, epitomises the poet John Donne’s assertion that no man or woman is an island....

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College choir, brass ensemble, to kick off tour at local church

The Morganton News Herald 08 Feb 2019

Music lovers and individuals who want to experience culture are invited to a free concert. First Baptist Church of Morganton will host the Lenoir-Rhyne University A Cappella Choir and Brass Ensemble at 7 p.m ... Dr ... We sing a piece called, ‘At The Round Earth’s Imagin’d Corners,’ which is based on a poem by the popular metaphysical poet, John Donne ... ....

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The Stranger 08 Feb 2019

Eliot, Michael Guite, and John Donne ... John Kim ... In the thick of his divorce, John Kim started the Angry Therapist blog to grapple with the fact that he was dealing with his own internal struggles while giving life advice to others for a living ... John Atkins and James van Leuven will ......

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The Stranger 08 Feb 2019

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Help Save America-Help Save The World

Call & Post 05 Feb 2019

“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15.13 ... “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8.32 ... “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15.13 ... “And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8.32 ... -John Donne-....

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Letter: Reaction to shootings at Pittsburgh synagogue

Bennington Banner 03 Feb 2019

To the Editor.We have only one boat. And we are its brief in time passengers. To quote John Donne, "The death of one diminishes us all."The terrible recent tragedy in Pittsburgh makes me realize how .......

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Club news for Feb. 3, 2019

The Mercury 03 Feb 2019

President John Armbrust opened the meeting with thanks to Nathalie Kind-Chalmers and Rachel Klataske for arranging the social time at the ... President John presented a proclamation on the occasion of member Donn Leach’s 90th birthday ... The Holiday Inn Appreciation went to Donn Leach....

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A voice raised in wonder

Cape Cod Times 30 Jan 2019

"Any man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind..." - John Donne, English poet, cleric (1572-1631)John Donne's poem "No Man Is an Island" is probably best known for its next line. "and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." ... ....

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Wheaton Drama to present Pulitzer Prize-winning drama 'Wit'

Kane County Chronicle 29 Jan 2019

WHEATON – The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Wit” by playwright Margaret Edson will be presented by Wheaton Drama through Feb. 10 ... <br/><br/> “Wit” tells the story of Vivian Bearing, a literature professor and lover of the work of John Donne, as she journeys through a reflection on her life and work after receiving a cancer diagnosis....