by Aemilia Lanyer

Aemilia Lanyer, 17th Century English Poet
Go to this University of Arizona site and click on Biography to learn more about Aemilia Lanyer, one of the first English women to publish a book of poetry. Many titles of Lanyer's poems begin with the words "To the…" Click Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum to read examples of these poems and then write a poem of your own, entitling it "To the…" Read your poem to the class.