The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet who, along with his friend William Wordsworth, helped find the Romantic Movement. Coleridge collaborated with Wordsworth on Lyrical Ballads, a highly influential book of poetry that marked the start of the Romantic age. Included in Lyrical Ballads is the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner which narrates the story of a sailor after he returns from a long voyage. The poem is Coleridge's most famous and is considered one of the greatest in English literature.