This poem is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title My Love is Like A Red and is often published as a poem.
John Clare was an English poet, son of a farm labourer, who became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and sorrows at its disruption.
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican poet and diplomat. He was awarded the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature.
