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19th-century New England poet group

The fireside poets – also known as the schoolroom or household poets^[1] – were a group of 19th-century American poets associated with New England. These poets were very popular among readers and critics both in the United States and overseas.

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Their domestic themes and messages of morality presented in conventional poetic forms deeply shaped their era until their decline in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century.

Overview

The group is typically thought to include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russell Lowell, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.,^[2] who were the first American poets whose popularity rivaled that of British poets, both at home and abroad.

Ralph Waldo Emerson is occasionally included in the group as well. The name "fireside poets" is derived from that popularity; their writing was a source of entertainment for families gathered ar henry wadsworth longfellow biography video HUV