P. B. St.

Born in 1792, Percy Bysshe Shelley became one of the central poets of the English Romantic movement. He is especially known for works such as Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark, and Adonais, poems that helped build his reputation for musical language, emotional intensity, and bold thought.

Shelley’s life was short and dramatic. He was married to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, and moved in a circle of major writers and thinkers of his time. His writing often challenged political, social, and religious authority, which made him a controversial figure during his life as well as an influential one.

He died in 1822 at just 29 years old, but his work continued to grow in stature after his death. Today he is remembered as a poet of idealism and urgency, admired for turning personal feeling and big philosophical questions into unforgettable verse.