Marston, Philip Bourke (M)

Surname: Marston
Forename(s): Philip Bourke
b. 13 August 1850. d. 14 February 1887. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet. Son of John Westland Marston. Friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Algernon Charles Swinburne, and godson of Philip James Bailey and Dinah Mulock Craik. Became blind by age 20, and his poems were dictated. Poetry volumes include All in All (1875) and Wind-Voices (1883). Louise Chandler Moulton published two posthumous collections of his poetry: Garden Secrets (1887) and A Last Harvest (1891). Contributed to The Cornhill and Harper’s. Established the literary club “The Vagabonds”. Biographical information: ODNB. (SCM)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 14
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Desolate 1869-08 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12094
Forsaken 1869-09 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12096
The First and Last Kiss 1869-10 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12097
“After Many Days” 1870-03 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12101
Out of Eden 1870-09 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12311
A Garden Reverie 1871-02 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12346
Love’s Music 1871-05 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12348
My Life 1871-10 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12212
Buried Self 1872-06 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12214
A Quartette of Sonnets 1875 Good Words Poet 2544
Ungathered Love 1875-06 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14527
A Linnet’s Song 1877 Good Words Poet 2641
Beyond Reach 1877-04 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14588
Flower Fairies 1887-10 Atalanta Poet 1643