The Courtship of Miles Standish Author:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a prominent 19th-century American poet. Longfellow was also the most famous of the fireside poets, a group that was associated with the New England area with domestic and moral themes. Some of Longfellow's greatest work includes The Song of Hiawatha, Evangeline, and Paul Revere's Ride. The Courtship of Miles Sta... more »ndish is a narrative poem that centers around the early days of the Plymouth Colony, which was established by the Pilgrims.« less