Romantic literature in English an English essayist, best known for his "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" (1821), an autobiographical account of his laudanum use and its effect on his life. William Hazlitt (1778–1830), friend of both Coleridge and Wordsworth, is another important essayist at this time, though today he is best known for his literary criticism, especially "Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" (1817–18). The second generation of Romantic poets includes Lord Byron (1788–1824), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) and John Keats (1795–1821). Byron, however, was still influenced by 18th-century satirists and was, perhaps the least 'romantic' of the three, preferring "the brilliant wit of Pope to
Thanh Thảo (poet) in many magazines and anthologies in Vietnamese and other languages such as Russian, French, English and Spanish. Thanh Thao was considered ""the King of epic poem"" thanks to he has been published seven poem book length. His poems are a major contribution to the Vietnamese contemporary poetry anthology, "Black Dog Black Night" (Milkweed Editions, USA, 2008 -named “"The Best Anthology of Year”" by "Coldfront" magazine, 2008). Thanh Thảo (poet) Thanh Thảo (Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi Province, 1946) is a Vietnamese poet and journalist. Thanh Thao grew up in Hanoi, took a degree in literature from Hanoi University, and now lives