“Wordsworth demonstrated that poetry was a free and living form of artistic expression” (Conklin, 1996). William Wordsworth allowed everything that affected him in his life to influence his writing. style. Because of these influences, Wordsworth was criticized time and time again. Reading a selection of Wordsworth's work, it is clear that criticism did not stop him from writing because, in the years following the publication of Lyrical Ballads (1798), Wordsworth created some of the short stories the best-known ones which also sparked a roar of criticism. Known for writing and launching the Romantic era, Wordsworth was influenced by four distinct subjects: the French Revolution, his family, his colleagues, and the nature around him. In 1791, Wordsworth went to live in France. At that time, it was the heart of the French Revolution. He began to get involved in political issues, in favor of the rights of ordinary people. Wordsworth soon realized that men who stood up for what they believed were usually killed. Between fighting for what he believed and writing, Wordsworth had fallen in love. Her name was Annette Vallon. She gave birth to William's first child, Ann Caroline, in 1792. A war between England and France broke out in 1793. (Magill, 1958) Due to lack of money, Wordsworth had to return to his home country , England. He left without his girlfriend and her newborn a year later. After Wordsworth reluctantly returned home, he produced several poems that reflected his feelings toward the French Revolution. One of them is Guilt and Sorrows (1888), the tone of which indicated that he still had strong feelings about social injustice. Wordsworth wrote but did not publish a seditious letter to the Bishop of Ll...... middle of paper...... tradition. W. Wordsworth (pp. 578-579). Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, Inc.. Gill, S. (2004). William Wordsworth: Selected Poems. . New York: Penguin Group. .Paradise Impossible. (November 6, 2010). YouTube: William Wordsworth. Retrieved January 3, 2012 from Breathe in Experience, Breathe Out Poetry: http://www.youtube.com/user/ImpossibleParadiseMagill, F. (1958). Authors of the world. In D. Kohler, William Wordsworth (pp. 1173-1185). New York: Salem Press, Inc. Parker, E. (1964). Poems by William Wordsworth. Binghamton: Vail-Ballou Press, Inc. People, F. (April 15, 1986). William Wordsworth. Retrieved January 4, 2012, from Famous People: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/william-wordsworth-37.phpPoets, A. (March 8, 1997). William Wordsworth. Retrieved January 3, 2012 from the Academy of American Poets: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/296