FIRESIDE POETS
Name given to an extremely popular group of New England poets in the
19th century. These writers (including Bryant, Longfellow, and Holmes,
among others) rivaled their contemporaries in England for popularity at the
time and were the first major group of “serious” literary artists in the United
States. They were known for adherence to formal poetic conventions, and
their works were routinely memorized and performed aloud.
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