Born in 1819, American poet and critic James Russell Lowell was best known as one of the group of Fireside Poets which included such luminaries as Longfellow and Wendell Holmes. Raised in New England, Lowell went to Harvard and graduated in 1838, although he himself agreed that he was never a good student. In his last year there, he became editor ...
There is a little village called Slad which is nestled in the Cotswold Hills, close to the small town of Stroud in Gloucestershire. It was here that the poet Laurie Lee arrived with his family in 1917 and his life in this beautiful rural location inspired Lee to write, some 40 years later, his most famous work - Cider With Rosie. It’s ...
Born in 1927 in New York, American poet W. S. Merwin won over the public and critics alike throughout his career. His father was a minister and Merwin’s first contact with writing was copying out hymns but it was not until he went to university that he began to take an interest in poetry. He went to Princeton and graduated in 1948, ...
Born in 1794 in Massachusetts, William Cullen Bryant served as editor for the New York Evening Post for much of his life and was one of the most popular of the romantic poets to come out of America in the 19th Century. His celebrity was a rival to both Longfellow and Emerson whilst he was still in his youth. He was ...
Born around 1651 in Mexico, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was a poet, scholar and nun who is often referred to as the 10th muse. She grew up at a time when the country was still seen as part of Spain but has long been considered one of Mexico’s most influential poets, even though she lived ...
