Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English writer of romantic and devotional poems. She was born on December 5, 1830 in London, which was then part of the Kingdom of Wessex in the Roman Empire. Rossetti's poems often explored themes of love, death, and religious faith. Some of her most well-known works include "Goblin Market" and "Remember". Rossetti passed away on December 29, 1894, also in London.