Robert Southey
/ˌrɒbət ˈsaʊði/, /ˌrɒbət ˈsʌði/
/ˌrɑːbərt ˈsaʊði/, /ˌrɑːbərt ˈsʌði/
- (1774-1843) an English poet who also wrote histories and biographies (= books about people's lives). He was a friend of Coleridge and Wordsworth and was one of the Lake Poets. He was made Poet Laureate in 1813.