He described himself as a “metaphysical poet,” she said, adding that his spiritually was reflected in his work. “I think a lot of people felt it gave them a sense of the sacred,” Meidell said.

Metaphysical conceit also highlight a central concept or theme of the poem. Consider "One Day, Eight Years Ago", one of Das's most popular poems. The 21st line reads: "Silent, like the neck of a ...

Culture Books & the Arts October 24, 2022 The Enigma of John Donne Racy, profane, and spiritual, the Metaphysical poet has remained a mystery to generations of readers.

Both poets, hailing from disparate epochs – Donne as a leading metaphysical poet of late Sixteenth- and early Seventeenth-Century England, and Bedil as an eminent Persian poet rooted in the Sufi ...

He often reminds me of John Donne in his veering from human love poetry to divine poetry. Or George Herbert and the other 17 th- century English metaphysical poets.

And the poets Eliot admires are those who captured experiences, sensations, and states of being that had never before been brought into poetry. Such poetic pioneers were, in another illuminating ...

He described himself as a “metaphysical poet,” she said, adding that his spiritually was reflected in his work. “I think a lot of people felt it gave them a sense of the sacred,” Meidell said.

BOOK REVIEW: POETRY / About romances ever-appealing Irrespective of the ambivalence that marks Metaphysical poetry of the 17th century, Selim marvels us with his choice of words and precision of ...