← James Russell LowellThe Biglow Papersby James Russell LowellSatirical papers critiquing American political and social issues through rural dialectFind on Amazon↗About the authorJames Russell LowellAmerican poet, critic, and diplomat who wrote the satirical Biglow Papers in Yankee dialect. He was a founding editor of The Atlantic Monthly and one of the Fireside Poets.More by James Russell LowellA Fable for CriticsMock-heroic poem humorously evaluating American poets and literary figures→The Vision of Sir LaunfalAllegorical poem about a knight's quest for charity and spiritual redemption→Poems→