When John Donne wrote the tenth "Holy Sonnet" he addressed Death directly and found a Christian answer to his fears.

I invite you to listen to my reading of "Death Be Not Proud" and hear as well a confrontation of all the merchants of death in our own time.

#johndonne #poetry #death #readingaloud

Summer lingers, but we know the cold is not far off. On such a day the splash and light of cascading water is particularly enchanting.

My reading of Jack Gilbert's breathtaking poem "Failing and Flying". One of the great American poets of the last century (and this), he deserves to be so much better known. #poetry #poetryreading #jackgilbert