John Donne (1572-1631) was one of the most outstanding of the metaphysical poets and is well-known for his religious and love poetry. An introduction to his life and work is followed by a selection of famous and less well-known poetry and prose.
Mark Oakley, born in Montreal in 1970, has lived in cities all over eastern Canada and currently calls Halifax, Nova Scotia, home.
Oakley’s early background was in commercial animation, and he is today best known for his work on the independently published all-ages comic book fantasy adventure series Thieves & Kings, which he spent more than 10 years creating and publishing from his home studio.