Herbert experimented brilliantly with a remarkable variety of
forms, from hymns and sonnets to "pattern poems," the shape of
which reveal their subjects. Such technical agility never seems
ostentatious, however, for precision of language and expression of
genuine feeling were the primary concerns of this poet who
admonished his readers to "dare to be true." An Anglican priest who
took his calling with deep seriousness, he brought to his work a
religious reverence richly allied with a playful wit and with
literary and musical gifts of the highest order. His best-loved
poems, from "The Collar" and "Jordan" to "The Altar" and "Easter
Wings," achieve a perfection of form and feeling, a rare
luminosity, and a timeless metaphysical grandeur.
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