Showcasing The Creative Power Of One Of The Most Outstanding English Metaphysical Poets, The Penguin Classics Edition Of John Donne's Selected Poems Includes An Introduction And Notes By Ilona Bell.regarded By Many As The Greatest Of The Metaphysical Poets, John Donne Was Also Among The Most Intriguing Figures Of The Renaissance. A Sensualist Who Composed Erotic And Playful Love Poetry In His Youth, He Was Raised A Catholic But Later Became One Of The Most Admired Protestant Preachers Of His Time. The Selected Poems Reflects This Wide Diversity, And Includes His Youthful Songs And Sonnets, Epigrams, Elegies, Letters, Satires, And The Profoundly Moving Divine Poems Composed Towards The End Of His Life.