The Apology
Author(s): Anne Kingsmill Finch
Genre(s): Multi-version (weekly And Fortnightly Poetry)
Narrators: Amanda Vickery, David Lawrence, JemmaBlythe, Lee Ann Howlett, Leonard Wilson, Malcolm Fisher, Ravenotation, Sandra Cullum
Number of Chapters: 8
Length: 12 minutes
Language: English
Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, was an English poet, the third child of Sir William Kingsmill of Sydmonton Court and his wife, Anne Haslewood. She was well-educated as her family believed in good education for girls as well as for boys.
In her works Finch drew upon her own observations and experiences, demonstrating an insightful awareness of the social mores and political climate of her era. But she also artfully recorded her private thoughts, which could be joyful or despairing, playful or despondent. The poems also revealed her highly developed spiritual side. (Summary from Wikipedia)