“What tragic tears bedew the eye! What deaths we suffer ere we die! Our broken friendships we deplore, and loves of youth that are no more.”

About William Falconer

Poet • Scottish

William Falconer was a Scottish poet and marine lexicographer, best known for his epic poem 'The Shipwreck.' Born in Edinburgh, he spent much of his life at sea, which profoundly influenced his literary work. His...