Today in history

• 1821

  Anne Brontë – On the 15th of September 1821 Brontes mother passes away [Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom]

• 1889

  Claude McKay – Claude McKay was born in Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest child of local farmers Thomas Francis McKay and Hannah Ann Elizabeth Edwards. [Clarendon, Jamaica]

• 1919

  Marcus Garvey – On the 15th of September 1919 The Bureau of Investigation instructs its New York division that it wishes to establish "sufficient evidence against Garvey to warrant the institution of deportation proceedings." [New York, United States]

• 1921

  Andre Breton – On the 15th of September 1921 Breton marries Simone Kahn [Nantes, France]

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Laureate’s Poem Ineligible / Pegasus Awards Winners Announced – Poetry News Roundup September 12th

This week’s poetry news round up takes a look at the poem withdrawn from the Forward Prize and the winners of the 2025 Annual Pegasus Awards. Poet Laureate’s Poem Withdrawn from Shortlist over “Eligibility Error” The poem “Birds of the Arctic” written by Simon Armitage has been withdrawn from the category of Best Single Poem in this years Forward Prize. The poem which had been placed in the shortlist ...

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