Today in history

• 1829

  Adam Mickiewicz – On June the 6th 1829 Mickiewicz attends lectures by the philosopher Hegel in Berlin [Berlin, Germany]

• 1865

  Charles Dickens – Returning from Paris with Ellen Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst Rail Crash which influenced his writing of The Signal Man. [Staplehurst, Kent, United Kingdom]

• 1899

  Carl Sandburg – In 1899 Sandburg receives an appointment to West Point but fails the entrance exams in math and grammar [Galesburg, Illinois, United States]

• 1938

  Marcus Garvey – On June the 6th 1938 Garvey proposes an amendment to the federal work-relief bill [London, United Kingdom]

• 1944

  Keith Douglas – On June the 6th 1944 Douglas takes part in the D-Day invasion [Normandy, France]

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O’Hara Prize / Griffin Prize / Milk Wood Memoir – Poetry News Roundup June 5th

This week's poetry news round up takes a look at the winners of the Frank O’Hara Prize and the Griffin Poetry Prize. We also look at Milk Wood Memoir.  Winner of 2026 Frank O’Hara Prize Announced The poet Maia Campbell, who publishes using the name M. Campbell has been announced as the 2026 Frank O'Hara Prize winner. The contest judge chose her poem "apologia poetica" from a pool ...

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