How is Walter Raleigh regarded as a poet?

One of the most colorful and politically powerful members of the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Walter Ralegh (also spelled Raleigh) has come to personify the English Renaissance. Born at Hayes Barton, Devonshire, most likely in 1554, Ralegh came from a prominent family long associated with seafaring. read more

He is a great, underrated poet. Consider just this stanza from his poem "The Lie." Say to the court, it glows And shines like rotten wood; Say to the church, it shows What’s good, and doth no good. read more

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne. read more

Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne. Little is known of his early life, though he spent some time in Ireland, in Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath, taking part in the suppression of rebellions and participating in the Siege of Smerwick. read more