Richard Mant Mant published "The Simpliciad", a satirical poem that parodied "Poems, in Two Volumes" (1807) by William Wordsworth. He gave notes relating his parodies to the originals. The aim of the work included the other Lake Poets, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with "To a Young Ass" by Coleridge used to guy the group as a whole. Mant's "Ancient Hymns from the Roman Breviary" (1837) was one of the earliest collections of translated Latin hymnody in English. He belonged to a group of revivalist translators of Latin hymns, with John Chandler (1806–1876) and Isaac Williams. John Ellerton commented on his
Wordsworth McAndrew Award list of 150 persons nominated by Guyanese worldwide. The Awards Ceremony took place on 3 September 2004 at the Rose Castle Grand Ballroom in Brooklyn, New York. The 38 awardees were: Wordsworth McAndrew Award The Wordsworth McAndrew Awards celebrate Guyanese who have made important contributions to the country's cultural life. Awardees' talents include broadcasting, cultural promotion, drama, music, painting, theatre, and writing. The awards, founded in 2002, are presented by the Guyana Folk Festival, a Brooklyn, NY, USA-based organization. The awards honour Wordsworth McAndrew, one of Guyana's leading folklorists, poets and creative artists. In 2002 there were 36 awardees, reflecting