John Donne was an English poet,
satirist, lawyer. He is considered as the representative of the metaphysical
poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets,
love poetry, 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.
