Holy Sonnets...

In lesson, you will receive one Holy Sonnet by John Donne. You are to respond imaginative and critically as follows:

• You are God.
• You are to send Donne a letter, responding to the arguments and devotions of his poems. In his Holy Sonnets, Donne expresses his intense and personal reflections on faith. Desire seems to be an inverse process, as Donne wishes to become possessed by faith.
• You should critique his assertions and his poetic form (oh, yes, God is a fan of poetry).

You should show your knowledge of your chosen sonnet through your response to Donne. Please address it and send it as follows:

Mr. J. Donne

c/o The Head of A Level English

Jo Richardson Community School

Castle Green, Gale Street

Dagenham, RM9 4UN.

(Don't forget to write a return address on the back of the envelope in case it gets lost!)

I should receive it no later than 10 days after you have this lesson with me. This will leave me enough time to deliver the letter to him before Easter (he gets a little busy around this time).

Regards,

Mr. D