The Resume

(November 26, 1731-April 25, 1800)
Born in Berkhamsted, England, United Kingdom
Poet and hymnist
Published the poetry collections 'John Gilpin' (1782) and 'The Task' (1785)
With John Newton wrote 'Olney Hymns' (1779)
Translated Homer's 'Odyssey' and 'Iliad' (1791)
Last name pronounced 'cooper'

Why he might be annoying:

He was manic-depressive.
He attempted suicide repeatedly, including three times to avoid taking a civil service exam.
He was periodically convinced that he was doomed to eternal damnation.
He said, 'I have no more right to the name of a poet than a maker of mousetraps has to that of an engineer.'

Why he might not be annoying:

Ironically, his poetry is known for its cheerfulness.
He said, 'I believe no man was ever scolded out of his sins.'
He was a favorite of the Romantics, drawing praise from Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 18th Century Poets
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 28]
• I Attempted Suicide and Screwed it Up
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Poets
• Profiles 28501-28750 (Ranked: 28521)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying