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Observations Prefixed to Lyrical Ballads
William Wordsworth was born in 1770 in Cumberland, England, near the center of the Lake District. Though profoundly affected by the countryside he grew up in, his youthful experiences were far from serene or bucolic. He was orphaned at a young age and separated from his siblings, including his beloved sister Dorothy. As a young political radical, he embarked...
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Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a lively roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests.
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