In reference to the beginning of the seventeenth century, Samuel Johnson wrote that there “appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets.” Widely regarded in the years since as a distinct poetical movement, it is interesting to note that the Metaphysical poets did not, in the main, read or know one another.
Samuel Johnson was not an admirer of the group as he decried their distinct lack of the decorum of the day, but the poems featured in this collection are wonderful, inspiring, and thought-provoking from our modern perspective.
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Pedro Pablo Sacristán was born in Madrid and graduated with an MBA from a prestigious business school. His passion for education and writing led him to create Bedtime Stories, short stories that help teach kids values.
Richard Mitchley is an actor and narrator who has appeared in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet…, The Black Adder, and Doctor Who.