Political Essays (Esprios Classics)

James Russell Lowell (February 22 1819 - August 12 1891) was an American Romantic poet critic editor and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside. Lowell graduated from Harvard College in 1838 despite his reputation as a troublemaker and went on to earn a law degree from Harvard Law School. He published his first collection of poetry in 1841 and married Maria White in 1844. The couple had several children though only one survived past childhood.