George Pope Morris was a 19th century American poet and songwriter who also edited newspapers and wrote columns as a literary critic. One of his compositions, named Woodman Spare That Tree, became a popular parlour song during Victorian times and then, in the middle of the 20th century, was adapted by the humorous singer Phil Harris who turned it into a very popular song ...
George Ratcliffe Woodward was an British poet and musician who, being an Anglican priest, wrote predominantly religious pieces. His hymns and Christmas carols are still sung today, one of the most famous titles being Ding Dong Merrily on High. As well as writing his own material he also translated ancient texts, especially from the Renaissance period. He was aided in the harmonisation of songs by a composer ...
George Robert Sims was an English writer of poetry, novels and plays who also spent time as a socio-political journalist. His carefree lifestyle led to him being called a “bon vivant”, meaning that he enjoyed the good things in life, mixing with a large circle of artistic and literary friends. He was successful in all of his writing ventures but, unfortunately, he ...
George Sylvester Viereck, a German-born American poet and magazine editor, held strongly pro-Nazi views. He used his weekly periodical The Fatherland during the First World War to spread Nazi propaganda. He was born on the last day of 1884 in Bavaria. His family circumstances suggested royal connections with one story indicating that George’s father may have been Kaiser Wilhelm I"s son. It was ...
Giuseppe Gioachino Belli was an Italian poet of the 19th century who was most famous for the sonnets that he wrote in the Roman dialect called Romanesco, a derivative of the Italian language that is still spoken today. In later life he worked for the government as a censor of “inappropriate” literature and art. He was born Giuseppe Francesco Antonio Maria Gioachino Raimondo Belli on the ...
