Famous Poets & Poetry: 18th Century
The 18th century was filled with many great poets and authors. It was the first time--at least first in a long period--the world started to read poets who weren't royalty or from wealthy families. This brought along more genres and more variety.
The 18th century also saw the birth of the first American poets.
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Francisco Balagtas
A Famous Filipino poet.
A Famous Filipino poet.
William Blake
Known for his creativity.
Known for his creativity.
Robert Burns
Scotland's favorite son.
Scotland's favorite son.
Lord Byron
A leader of the Romantic movement.
A leader of the Romantic movement.
John Clare
One of the greatest blue-collar poets.
One of the greatest blue-collar poets.
Samuel T. Coleridge
A founder of the Romantic Movement.
A founder of the Romantic Movement.
J. W. Goethe
The greatest modern day German poet.
The greatest modern day German poet.
Thomas Gray
"The unlettered muse".
"The unlettered muse".
John Keats
A great Romantic movement leader.
A great Romantic movement leader.
Alexander Pope
Famous for his heroic couplets.
Famous for his heroic couplets.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
One of the finest English lyric poets.
One of the finest English lyric poets.
Robert Southey
He wrote the original Goldilocks story.
He wrote the original Goldilocks story.
Phillis Wheatley
The first African-American poet.
The first African-American poet.
William Wordsworth
Helped launch the ERomantic Age.
Helped launch the ERomantic Age.