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Tag: poet
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The lyrical addict
Poet, critic and philosopher, Coleridge is perhaps the least known of the six major Romantic Poets despite having written two of the most famous poems in the English language. His poor reputation was slowly being reassessed before suffering again because of his horrible treatment of his wife. Is he a monster or misunderstood genius? Read…
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William Golding: the beast beneath the skin
William Golding spent his literary career exploring the savagery of human nature and man’s eternal struggle with good and evil. But was he a bad poet? And, even more importantly, is there any truth in his self-declared monstrousness?
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Gertrude Stein: Poet, Modernist… Fascist?
Gertrude Stein’s name echoes through the modernist canon – a self-proclaimed literary innovator, avant-garde poet and patron of the arts. She hosted salons that drew the likes of Hemingway, Picasso and Fitzgerald, and coined the term ‘Lost Generation’. Her legacy, at a glance, seems firmly entrenched in the cultural revolution of the early 20th century. But…
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William McGonagall, the World’s Worst Poet?
Ah, William McGonagall. A name spoken with equal parts bewilderment and fond mockery among literary enthusiasts. Best known (and worst known) for his bombastic ode The Tay Bridge Disaster, McGonagall has earned his place in history as perhaps the most famously terrible poet to ever put pen to paper. But is he truly bad –…
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Swinburne: Can Art Ever Outweigh Wickedness?
Literary history is littered with scandalous figures, but few rival Algernon Charles Swinburne for sheer gothic excess. A poet of unmistakable musicality, Swinburne combined lush lyricism with a personal life straight out of a nightmare – one soaked in brandy, monkey carcasses, and unnerving erotic perversions.