The finest poet in all of Albion

[albohemia]

I was reading Frost At Midnight recently and got to thinking...

William Blake is the obvious choice. His influence and ideas are possibly the strongest of all the Romantic poets although his significance in the movement came late in the 19th century, after what is officially considered the Romantic period.

I particularly like Byron primarily because of Childe Harold. The first two Cantos were published in 1812 and I enjoyed the successive instalments almost as much. I've always thought he was capable of more.

Coleridge's place and influience within English history is undisputed but his legacy has been tainted with accusations of plagiarism, both in his poetry and critical essays. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a fantastic and timeless offering.

Wordsworth should be lauded for his originality and Lyrical Ballads is a fine piece although he clearly suffers from inconsitancy since his later works are so terrible.

Others to consider...Clare, Keats, Shelley etc...

Opinions / Ideas?

 

[Jokerman]

Foxy Brown is my pick.

I think few here know what Albion is. Anyway, Milton is my fav.

 

[Shahin]

John Lennon obviously.

 

[roaches]

You're effective.

 

[albohemia]

Anyway, Milton is my fav.

I always enjoy reading An Epitaph on the Admirable Dramatic Poet, W. Shakespeare but I can never decide whether Paradise Lost is a brilliant piece or a poem that would have been distinctly run of the mill had it not borrowed so much of Virgil's work in Aeneid .

 

[Illuminattile]

I think few here know what Albion is.

That's a bit pessimistic. Anyone who's read The Da Vinci Code will.

 

[Jokerman]

That's a bit pessimistic. Anyone who's read The Da Vinci Code will.

Oh, okay, I didn't know that because, thankfully, I haven't read the Da Vinci Code.

 

[Illuminattile]

Oh, okay, I didn't know that because, thankfully, I haven't read the Da Vinci Code.

Oh. Then you won't get the joke.

I haven't read it either, but I saw the film. It was...not good.

 

[cookiesoda]

Your idiots.
Albion is the archaic name for Great Britain as popularised by William Blake. The word (like this thread) has absolutely sweet fuck all to do with the Da Vinci Code.

 

[Glockmatic]

^ **You're** idiots

 

[Illuminattile]

Your idiots.
Albion is the archaic name for Great Britain as popularised by William Blake. The word (like this thread) has absolutely sweet fuck all to do with the Da Vinci Code.

I like you, you seem smart.

 

[cooper667]

Your idiots.
Albion is the archaic name for Great Britain as popularised by William Blake. The word (like this thread) has absolutely sweet fuck all to do with the Da Vinci Code.

my idiots?

 

[albohemia]

I fear that last orders for this thread are imminent.

 

[HitEmUp21]

I couldn't say "finest", but my favourite is certainly William Blake. That is all.

 

[Duke]

I don't like poetry

 

[Tru Principle]

John Lennon obviously.

 

[aloivas]

coleridge's work is dope as hell.

that "kubla khan" shit is insane... people are still not entirely sure of its meaning. "frost at midnight" is amazing as well.

don't really know much else.. but can't shakespeare be considered a poet?