About
Poet and revolutionary regarded as a Bulgarian national hero. His numerous poems include "To My First Love," "St. George's Day," and "In the Tavern."
Before Fame
He attended high school in Odessa and began his teaching and writing careers in 1865. His early poems include "To My Mother" and "To My Brother."
Trivia
He was a Bulgarian nationalist who spoke out against the Ottoman Empire.
Family Life
He was married to a woman named Veneta, and he had a daughter and a stepson.
Associated With
He and Edmund Waller were both politically-active poets.
