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John Donne with typo edit

John Donne, English poet innovator and scholar
finished life wearing a clerical collar.
Most famous for sermons and love poetry, 
a wife and twelve children also had he.

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Paige Hind

November 27, 2023 at 3:59 PM

I know a little about him. At your final line you wrote "h" instead of "he"- just wanted to tell you, if you're mean to fix it. :) I might read some of him, because of your poem!

Andrea Dietrich

November 27, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Thanks for telling me but I think it's too late

Sara Kendrick

November 26, 2023 at 2:47 PM

Boy, he had his hands full with the job and home. I feel for him, and it must have been a really difficult life for his wife. My adoptive father had 10 siblings so eleven children about 18 months to 2 years apart. Thanks for sharing this short biography with us. Sara K

Ink Empress

November 25, 2023 at 7:51 AM

Oh you always write such insightful clerihews, i actually had no idea about this form until i got on soup, having read few i must say you are a natural in these and as you’ve shared your past experience with almost publishing an anthology of these i guess you do know how to put out interestng information for us all, i hope your thanksgiving went well dear sweet andrea. Sending you light