Present Crisis
Author: first_name: James Russell
last_name: Lowell
Language: English
Year: 0

James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets. These poets usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside.</br></br>

"Lowell's poem "The Present Crisis," an early work that addressed the national crisis over slavery leading up