Pedro López de Ayala, sometimes called Don Pero López de Ayala, was a medieval Castilian poet, born in the 14th century. Additionally, during his long lifetime, he served his country as chancellor and statesman, and was a royal courtier. As was the custom in other countries in those days, being a learned man, he also acted as chronicler and historian, recording major ...
Philip James Bailey was a 19th century English poet who belonged to the so called “Spasmodic School”, a group of writers of the Victorian era which included the likes of George Gilfillan and Ebenezer Jones. Bailey’s best known work was the epic and highly complex multi-part piece which appeared under the title Festus and which ran to over 40,000 lines in total. He was ...
Philip Joseph Holdsworth was a 19th century Australian poet who worked for many years in the colony of New South Wales. He filled a number of civil service posts and was also a journalist and newspaper editor in the Sydney area. He was born on the 12th January 1851 in Balmain, near Sydney, the son of a successful boat builder. It was a fairly ...
Philip Freneau was an 18th century-born American poet who has been dubbed the "Poet of the American Revolution" He considered himself a polemicist and he had the opportunity to express his views widely in his capacity as a newspaper editor. Freneau also served for a time as a sea captain. He was born Philip Morin Freneau on the 2nd January 1752 in New York ...
Phillips Brooks was a 19th century poet and writer of hymns. His most famous composition was the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem, a favourite that is still sung around the world today every Christmas. He enjoyed a long career as a minister in Boston, MA, eventually rising to the position of Bishop. He was born on the 13th December 1835 in Boston and ...
