TWA Poet: William Wordsworth

1770 - 1850 "Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower."

It’s the birthday of poet William Wordsworth, born in Cockermouth, England (1770). His mother died when he was eight, and he went off to school at Hawkshead in the heart of the Lake District. He read some outside of school, but more than reading he liked to wander around the countryside, go walking or riding. When he was 13, his father died, and he was…