Introducer James Rebanks is a farmer based in the Lake District, where his family have lived and worked for over six hundred years. His No.1 bestselling debut, The Shepherd's Life, won the Lake District Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Wainwright and Ondaatje prizes, and has been translated into sixteen languages. His second book, English Pastoral, was also a Top Ten bestseller and was named the Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year. Heralded as a 'masterpiece' by the New Statesman, it was shortlisted for the Ondaatje prize, and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was one of the most influential English Romantic poets, best known for his Lyrical Ballads, written together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; his epic poem "The Prelude"; and his poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also known as "Daffodils"). He was one of the central figures of the Lake Poets, a group of English Romantic poets who lived and created in the Lake District of England, as well as Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death.

Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855) was an English poet, author and diarist, and sister of William Wordsworth. An avid naturalist, her writing mostly explores the natural world.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet and literary critic. He was a central figure of the Lake Poets, and close collaborator of William Wordsworth, including on the groundbreaking Lyrical Ballads. He is best known for his long-form poems, including "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," "Christabel," and "Kubla Khan." For most of his life, he lived and wrote in the Lake District of England.

Robert Southey (1774-1843) was a prolific English Romantic poet and writer, and one of the Lake Poets. He produced epics, ballads, plays, travelogues and more. His well-known works include "The Cataract of Lodore." He was Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death.