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Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast: George Herbert

4/29/202654 min

Frank gets excited about the brilliant 17th Century poet, George Herbert. The poems referenced are “The Collar” and “The Pulley”, both by George Herbert.

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  14. Frank Skinner· Host0:44

    [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast. This week I'm gonna talk about George Herbert. George Herbert, who was born in Wales in 1593. I'll give you a quick bio, shall I? Yeah, born in Wales, 1593, to a quite a posh, well-off family. His dad died when he was three. His mother was quite an influential figure. Big friend of John Donne, uh, the other great poet of the time, but more of that on another podcast. And John Donne read the sermon at, uh, George Herbert's mother's funeral. George became an important figure then at

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