The document discusses Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a famous English poet born in 1772 who wrote many notable poems including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It then provides brief details about albatrosses, large seabirds with wide wingspans found in the southern oceans. The poem tells the story of a mariner who kills an albatross, only to realize his mistake and repent for it after his shipmates blame the bird's death for their subsequent misfortunes.