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He was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, the son of a journeyman weaver. Cooke followed his father into the weaving industry, eventually becoming a carpet weaver based in his home town.
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Noah Cooke
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At the time, about half of the growing town"s population was connected with the carpet industry. He was also actively involved in the local trade union. From 1870, Cooke"s works appeared frequently in the "Poet"s Corner" section of the Kidderminster Shuttle.
He published a collection of poems in 1876 under the title Wild Warblings.
Although he wrote hundreds of poems, no other collections were published. Most of Cooke"s poems are short, although he did write a few longer poems, such as the religious poem "Life", which was printed privately in 1916.
Nothing is known about Cooke"s process of composition, although it has been suggested that he created lines of poetry while he worked. Cooke"s poetry generally only reached a local audience, where he was well known, and he was known locally as "The Weaver Poet".
He gained some national attention by contributing poems to labour publications.
