Egbert martin biography of mahatma gandhi

19th-century Guyanese poet

Egbert Martin (c. 1861 – June 23, 1890), writing under the aliasLeo, was a 19th-century Guyanese poet.^[1][2]

His poetry deal mostly with spiritual topics, while also focusing on the themes of African-Guianese history.

Recurring themes of his works include change, disintegration, and death, which have been frequently associated with his frail health condition.^[3] Martin was highly regarded by contemporary critics and is considered as Guyana's first major poet, despite his death from tuberculosis at the age of 29.^[4] He is regarded as the founder of modern Guyanese literature.

Life

Martin was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, to a journeyman tailor. Guyanese poet^[4] and essayist A. J. Seymour described him as "a fair Mulatto" (implying a mixture of White and Afro-Guyanese ancestry) who from his early youth was "confined to an invalid's bed, as a result of illness."