by Peter James | Jun 19, 2024 | John Donne
In December 1623, poet, and Anglican priest John Donne (1573-1631) was laid low with a life-threatening illness. It could have been the bubonic plague that was ravaging England and Europe or perhaps typhoid fever. John decided to put pen to paper and write...
by Peter James | Mar 8, 2023 | John Donne
“John Donne, Anne Donne, Undone” were the whimsical words written in the aftermath of a clandestine marriage. The English poet John Donne (1572-1631) married Anne Moore secretly, against her father’s wishes. Anne’s dad wanted her to marry...
