Poems

Robert Southey (1774-1843) was a distinguished English poet, historian, and biographer, who became Poet Laureate for Great Britain in 1813, a position he held until his death. Born in Bristol, he was a contemporary of Wordsworth and Coleridge, with whom he formed the nucleus of the Romantic poetry movement. His prolific literary output includes the epic poems 'Thalaba the Destroyer' (1801) and 'Th...