Poets

John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets.

He studied at Hart Hall, Oxford, which is now Hertford College, best known for its iconic Hertford Bridge, or 'Bridge of Sighs'.

You can read more about him here, and read some of his poetry here.

Composed	Title	Composer
1945	O my blacke Soule! now thou art summoned	Benjamin Britten
1945	Batter my heart three person'd God; for, you	Benjamin Britten
1945	O might those sighes and teares returne againe into my breast and eyes	Benjamin Britten
1945	Oh, to vex me, contraryes meet in one	Benjamin Britten
1945	What if this present were the world's last night?	Benjamin Britten
1945	Since she whom I love hath payd her last debt	Benjamin Britten
1945	At the round earth's imagined corners, blew	Benjamin Britten
1945	Thou hast made me, and shall they work decay?	Benjamin Britten
1945	Death be not proud, though some have called thee	Benjamin Britten
1918	At the round earth's imagined corners	Hubert Parry
2010	Autumnal	Alec Roth