In one poem, this man recounted an old man who goes on pilgrimage to see the Veronica icon.
In one poem, this man recounted an old man who goes on pilgrimage to see the Veronica icon. This man pioneered a poetic form which was later used in "Whoso List to Hunt" by Thomas Wyatt. One collection by this author ends with a long prayer to the virgin Mary, and the first poem in that collection talks to "You who hear the sound of scattered rhymes". This man first met the love of his life on Good Friday 1327, and devised a poetic form in which an octave is followed by a sestet. For 10 points name this Italian poet whose Il Canzoniere contains many sonnets to his unrequited love Laura.
In one poem, this man recounted an old man who goes on pilgrimage to see the Veronica icon.
Petrarch [or Francesco Petrarca] 