This work is generally taken to mark the beginning of the romantic movement in English poetry. In the ensuing period, they collaborated on a book of poems entitled "Lyrical Ballad", first published in 1798. The move marked the beginning of a close and enduring friendship between the poets. In 1797 Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy moved to Alfox Den, Somersetshire, near Coleridge's home in Nether Stowey where he had met the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an enthusiastic admirer of his early poetic efforts. The poems received little notice, and few copies were sold. These works, although fresh and original in content, reflect the influence of the formal style of 18th Century English poetry. Although Wordsworth had begun to write poetry while still a school boy, none of his poems were published until 1793 when "An Evening Walk" and "Descriptive Sketches" appeared. He developed a keen love of nature as a youth, and during school vacation periods he frequently visited places noted for their scenic beauty. Wordsworth was born on Apin Cockermouth, Cumberland, and educated at Saint John’s College University of Cambridge. He is considered one of the foremost English romantic poets especially as he composed flowing verse on the spirituality of nature and the wonders of human imagination. Wordsworth, William (1770-1850), English poet, one of the most accomplished and influential of England’s romantic poet’s whose theories and style created a new tradition in poetry.
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