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Andrew Marvell's cottage

Building, Poetry

Thomas Chatterton

Poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry. Born Bristol. Largely self-taught, read extensively and began writing verse aged 11. Became besotted with the medieval period and faked the writings of a ...

Person, Poetry

Sir Henry Newbolt

Poet. Also: lawyer, novelist, playwright and magazine editor. Born Staffordshire. Famous for one poem: 'Vitai Lampada'. Written in 1897 this oh-so-British plea for war to be played in the same spir...

Person, Poetry

Ezra Pound

Poet.  Born Idaho, USA.  Had a close relationship with Hilda Doolittle whom he met at university.  She followed him to London and with others they developed the Imagism poetry movement.   Pound wa...

Person, Poetry, USA

William Shakespeare

Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the 23rd, the same date as his death, but all that is actually known is that he was baptised 3 days later, on the 26th. Even...

Person, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Theatre