A reading of a classic Donne poem by Dr Oliver Tearle ‘Batter my heart, three-person’d God’: a typically blunt and direct opening for a John Donne poem, from a poet who is renowned for his bluff, attention-grabbing opening lines. This poem, written using the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet form, sees […]
Tag: Religion
10 of the Best Poems about Churches
The best church poems selected by Dr Oliver Tearle Poetry and the church have enjoyed a long interconnected history, but what are the very best English poems about churches specifically, rather than simply ‘the church’? What great poems have been set in churchyards or among pews, at the altar or […]