This week’s famous poet
is Christina Rossetti. Last week’s famous
poet was Henry David Thoreau.
Understanding the context of Christina Georgina Rossetti's life is key to appreciating her work. She wrote over one thousand poems, including two Christmas carols that are known in Britain. Born in London, England, to Frances Polidori and Gabriele Rossetti, she was one of four siblings.
Keep reading to find out
more about Christina Rossetti.
Here is a list of some
poems by Christina Rossetti:
- Remember
- Fluttered Wings
- Echo
- Fata Morgana
- Eve
- A Birthday
- A Chill
- A Daughter of Eve
- When I am Dead, My Dearest
Parents/caretakers, be sure poems are child-friendly before reading them to your child/children.
Do you like poetry?
Quick facts about Christina
Rossetti:
1. She was born December 5, 1830, in London,
England.
2. Christina Rossetti was 64 years old when she
died. She passed away on December 29, 1894, in London, England. She is buried at
the family grave in the Highgate Cemetery. She died from cancer.
3. The following is one of Christina Rossetti’s poems:
A Chill
What can lambkins do
All the keen night
through?
Nestle by their woolly
mother
The careful ewe.
What can nestlings do
In the nightly dew?
Sleep beneath their
mother’s wing
Till day breaks anew.
If in a field or tree
There might only be
Such a warm soft
sleeping-place
Found for me!
(You
can print out a worksheet on this poem. You will fill in the missing words in
the poem)
4. Christina Rossetti wrote two Christmas carols that are still sung in Britain today. She is best known for these two songs:
- Love Came Down at Christmas
- In the Bleak Midwinter
5. Christina Rossetti was educated at home by her
parents. They taught her using novels, religious works, fairy tales, and
other sources.
6. Here is a list of Christina
Rossetti’s siblings:
- Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti
- William Michael Rossetti
- Maria Francesca Rossetti
7. Christina Rossetti never married, but she
had a few relationships that did not work out. She never had children.
8. She was one of the first women to collect
stamps. She started collecting stamps in 1847.
9. She wrote under the pen name Ellen Alleyne for a journal called The Germ. She started writing poems for the journal in
the early 1850s.
We would love to hear from you! Share your favorite Christina Rossetti poem or an interesting fact about her in the comments below. Let's create a community of Christina Rossetti enthusiasts and continue to celebrate her life and work together.
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Books
by Christina Rossetti:
1. Goblin Market by
Christina Rossetti
2. The Complete Poems by
Christina Rossetti
3. Nature Poems by
Christina Rossetti
Parents/caretakers, be sure books are child-friendly before reading them to your child/children.
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“Better by far you
should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.”—Christina
Rossetti
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