Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: death, defiance, John Donne, philosophy, sonnet
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: death, defiance, John Donne, philosophy, sonnet
‘Do you think me so ungenerous that I need to be deceived about this?
Do you think me such a fool that these tactics will deceive me?’
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: imagery, philosophy, William Empson
… Let’s tell it
like it is: strong drink, a crimson tidemark
round the tub, a yard of lint, white towels…
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: dark humor, Simon Armitage, suicide, unsettling