Dorothy Wordsworth—sister to acclaimed poet William Wordsworth—penned this poem about nature in the late 1820s. She delicately portrays an island that ebbs and flows. Like a metaphor for life ...

William Wordsworth was a romantic poet ... and feels frightened by its size and the imposing power of nature it represents. In the poem, he cannot stop thinking or dreaming about the mountain ...

Articles Wordsworth & Darwin Christine Avery wonders whether poetry can help us to deal with science. In his poetic ...