b. 1850d. 1887

Philip Bourke Marston


An English poet, Philip Bourke Marston's poetry was set to music by American composers, including Margaret Ruthven Lang.

Audio

My Garden
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)2:01

Margaret Ruthven Lang

Composer

Philip Bourke Marston

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

About

Born in London, Marston began to lose his eyesight at the age of four.  Marston was inspired greatly by the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the notable pre-Raphaelite.

Marston’s writings were much more popular in America than they were in his home country.

–Christie Finn