Romantic Poet like Mick Jagger?

John Lithgow thinks so. In his brilliant poetry complitaion, The Poet's Corner, John Lithgow gives this facinating and insightful look at the man behind some of the most beautiful love poems ever witten: Lord Byron.

"Byron was an aristocrat by title but a scalawag by reputation...I imagine Byron as the Mick Jagger of his time. Famous the world over, he left a swath of passion and creativity and scandalous relationships in his wake. One of his paramours, Lady Caroline Lamb, notably described him as 'mad, bad' and dangerous to know'...Byron was a poet who lived his life unapologetically with the pedal to the medal-the English tabloids would have loved him."