Today in history

• 1875

  Aleister Crowley – Aleister Crowley was born in 1875 in Royal Leamington Spa. His parents were from a wealthy Plymouth Brethren family with his father owning shares in a brewing company. [Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom]

• 1895

  Cecil Frances Alexander – On the 12th of October 1895 Cecil Frances Alexander passes away at the age of 77 [Derry, United Kingdom]

• 1896

  Eugenio Montale – On the 12th of October 1896 Eugenio Montale is born [Genoa, Italy]

• 1905

  William Henry Davies – On the 12th of October 1905 Davies meets Edward Thomas, then literary critic for the Daily Chronicle in London [London, United Kingdom]

• 1942

  Louis Macneice – Christopher Columbus is aired on the 12th of October 1942 on the BBC [London, United Kingdom]

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Anne Carson Wins Nobel / T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist – Poetry News Roundup October 9th

This week in our poetry news round up we look at the Canadian poet Anne Carson, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the shortlist for this year's T. S. Eliot Prize. Anne Carson Awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature [caption id="attachment_21073" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Anne Carson © Jeff Brown[/caption] Anne Carson, the Canadian poet, essayist, translator and classicist, has been named as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize ...

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