Poetry Slam!: "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne

The speaker in Donne’s valediction (a speech or piece of writing that bids farewell) prepares to depart from his beloved but argues that physical distance won’t diminish their powerful connection. Read the complete text here.

Here are links to our lists for other poems by John Donne: "The Canonization", "The Flea", "Song: Go and catch a falling star", "Death, be not proud", "The Sun Rising"