Who is coleridge? What do we know about him? Who was he? Why did he enjoy publishing his writings? Many people do not know that much about the English Lyrical poet, he was a critic and&nbsp;a well known philosopher. Lots of Americans or&nbsp;anybody for that&nbsp;matter hardly pay attention to the great writers of the 18 and 19 century. In 1797, he began to publish a short-lived liberal, political, periodical called <em><u>The Watchman.</u></em> He also created a good friendship with William Wordsworth. Why were Coleridge and Wordsworth not on good terms with one another? Sometime lateron in Coleridge's life he became addicted to opium, and sadly suicidal. In 1810, Coleridge's frienship with wordsworthwas in a crisis. The two poets just didn't return to their relationship they once had with one another.



Throughout his 62 years of life Coleridge has published some outstanding books, and poems. Some of those poems are <The Eolian Harp, Ode to the Departing Year, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Frost at Midnight, My Prison, Fears in Solitude, and lastly Kubla Khan. The two that I had heard about were Frost at Midnight and Kubla Khan. The others seem very fascinating to me, and I would really like to read many of the poems written by Coleridge. Having to understand his writings, will most definitaly be&nbsp;a challenge. Most the time of trying to read any poems, it takes a while to wrap my head around the meaning of the poem. Knowing more about Coleridge's writings, thoughts, and language will help me discover what he was really feeling when he wrote and published his work.But knowing and reading the poems are two differnet things. Reading the poem is the easiest to do, but are you really understanding what he is writing. And then you having knowing what yhour reading. Knowing what your reading will help yhou grasp what the writer (Coleridge) is thinking and feeling. And I am so excited for our Poem segment so I could learn how to read and grasp what ever the poet is feeling in his writings.