John Donne

John Donne (1572 – 1631) was a prominent English poet, cleric, and preacher, known for his innovative and metaphysical style of poetry. His works span a range of topics, from love and religious devotion to personal reflections and intellectual exploration. Donne's poetry is characterized by its intellectual depth, intricate metaphors, and unique blend of emotion…

The Good Morrow

 “The Good Morrow” is one of the most remarkable poems of the metaphysical poet John Donne. The poem was first published in a collection entitled “Songs and Sonnets”. The poem is a saga of innocent and pure love. It is about the contentment of love. “The Good Morrow” is a short lyrical poem containing three…

Metaphysical Poetry

At the beginning of the 17th century, a new school of poetry started surfacing in reaction to the Elizabethan poetic convention. That new school of poetry is known as ‘metaphysical poetry’. Metaphysics, as the term denotes, is a science of abstract concepts. ‘Meta’ means beyond and ‘physics’ means the science of concrete things. So, metaphysics…