Topic > John Donne as Metaphysical Poet Biographical Poet

(No man is an island) (Donne, adnax.com) Delivered his last sermon at Whitehall Palace on 25 February 1631, a sermon that became famous as the “Duel of death,” John Donne died on March 31. He was known for his lively and fascinating technique. “The Good-Morrow” was published in 1633 and is a collection of his “Songs and Sonnets”. The poem was written when Donne was studying law at Lincoln's Inn and is one of his earliest poems. It is often called a sonnet, although the poem does not follow the rhyme scheme more typical of such works, which is a 14-line poem. "The Good-Morrow" consists of a lover who wakes up and describes his thoughts as he wakes up next to his love. I WONDER, in my faith, what you are