The Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) gave us a word that rhymes with purple. Sadly, children’s picture book writers probably can’t use it in their rhyming books about colors, because the word “curple” means “butt.” Here’s the stanza… Read More
The English poet John Milton (1608–1674) could speak English, Latin, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Aramaic, and Syriac. He originated 320 new English words or terms.