Robert Atherton (poet)

[1] Born in Kirkby, Lancashire in 1861; at the time a small farming village which has since developed into a busy suburb of Liverpool.

[8] Knowsley Archives has preserved an audio recording on SoundCloud of Atherton reciting his poem about the doomed passenger ship, Titanic.

[9] His poetry subject matter, and writings describe nature, the countryside environment and emigration by sea, of a bygone era.

Some of his literary works are perceived by contemporaries to be well crafted, echoing similar themes to fellow poet, Richard Church.

[1] Deprived of his living and his home provided by the parish, Atherton contested the loss of his position in society.