in The North American Review in March 1818; Matthew Arnold called it "the best short poem in the language" Philip Freneau, A Collection of Poems on American Affairs, two volumes of previously unpublished verses reflecting strong patriotism; released during the War of 1812 Lydia Sigourney, Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, the author's first published book Other Ang Duong, "Neang Kakey", Cambodian verse melodrama composed in Thailand Theodor Körner (died 1813), Poetischer Nachlass, Germany Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: March 29 – Hagiwara Hiromichi 萩原広道 (died 1863), Japanese late-Edo period scholar of literature, philology and nativist studies (Kokugaku); also author, translator and poet; known for his commentary and literary analysis of The Tale of Genji October 29 – Dan Emmett (died 1904), American songwriter December 30 – Betty Paoli, born Barbara "Babette" Elisabeth Glück (died 1894), Austrian poet Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai (died 1876), Tamil scholar and poet Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 21 – Matthias Claudius (born 1740), German poet April 10 – George Ellis (born 1753) English antiquarian and poet June – Elizabeth Hands (born 1746), English poet December 29 – Samuel Henley (born 1740), English clergyman, schoolteacher, college principal, antiquarian, writer and poet See also Poetry List of years in poetry List of years in literature 19th century in literature 19th century in poetry Romantic poetry Golden Age of Russian Poetry (1800–1850) Weimar Classicism period in Germany, commonly considered to have begun in 1788 and to have ended either in 1805, with the death of Friedrich Schiller, or 1832, with the death of Goethe List of poets Notes Poetry 19th-century poetry