- Christina Rossetti was a 19th century English poet born in 1830 in London. She began writing at age 7 and her most famous works include the poems "Goblin Market" and "Remember" as well as the Christmas carol "In the Bleak Midwinter." - She was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement founded by her brother Dante and had a deep interest in Catholicism, which strongly influenced her religiously devoted life and work. She died in 1894 at age 64.