William Wordsworth, one of the leaders of the Romantic Movement in English literature, first published "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" in 1807. This timeless tribute to nature's beauty and its ability inspire the human spirit is used with permission of the Wordsworth Trust.
William Wordsworth (17701850) permanently enlarged the range of English poetry both in subject matter and treatment.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (17721834) is best known for his magical early poems and highly imaginative criticism.
Michael Schmidt is the author of the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist "Lives of the Poets" and the director of the writing school at Manchester Metropolitan University.
