John Donne was born to John and Elizabeth Donne of Bread Street, London, in 1572. In his early years, John Donne was a wild lover and sensual writer. After finding Christ, his writing style changed from sexual to spiritual. Despite the fact that Donne's earlier poetry centered on lush sensations, his later works employed biblical illusions, proclaiming his newfound faith in God. Early in Donne's life, his brother was jailed "for harboring a proscribed Catholic priest" and met his death. through fever while serving (Smith). His brother's untimely and unfortunate death sent Donne down a path of religious questions. Although raised Catholic, Donne began to wonder what kind of God would allow his brother to not only be arrested, but also die for helping a fellow believer. The resulting uncertainty with which the young Donne was struggling can be seen reflected in his first two volumes of work, Satires and Songs and Sonnets. While these works do not directly condemn religion or government, Donne strays from the path he was raised to follow and speaks openly about sexual desires and women. In “Indifferent,” a poem from the collection Songs and Sonnets, Donne openly discusses his preferences, or lack thereof, when it comes to women. Poems like "The Curse" and "The Prohibition" all talk about love and women from objective and interesting points of view. In Donne's poem “The Damp,” a woman is said to have no need to use means other than her own body to overpower a man: But these I seek not nor profess; Kill me as a woman, let me die as a mere man; just test your passive worth, and then you will find: naked you have chances... middle of paper... to God, my God, in my illness. The first lines of the poem are strongly indicative not only of a deeply held faith, but also of Donne's concrete belief that he would be welcomed into Heaven by God: Since I am coming to that Holy Room, Where, with Thy choir of saints forever I will be your music. (211)Works Cited Jokinen, Anniia. "A Quick and Rough Explanation of Donne's Holy Sonnet 10." Luminarium. March 27, 2002. Web. March 2, 2011. Miller, Edmund. "Giovanni Donne." Critical investigation of poetry. Ed. Philip K. Jason. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 2003. 1058-1059. Print.Smith, A.J. "Biography of John Donne (1572-1631)." Foundation for Poetry.2010. Network. March 2, 2011. "Student Essay on the Prosody/Analysis of John Donne's Sacred Sonnet VII." Book Rags. 2006.Web. March 2, 2011. “The Works of John Donne.” Luminary. 2007. Network. March 2 2011.