Today in history

• 1637

  Richard Lovelace – On the 4th of October 1637 Lovelace enters Cambridge University [Cambridge, United Kingdom]

• 1802

  William Wordsworth – In 1802 Wordsworth Marries Mary Hutchinson [Grasmere, Lake District, United Kingdom]

• 1818

  Thomas Moore – To Sir Hudson Lowe is published in the Examiner in 1818 [London, United Kingdom]

• 1892

  Paul Valery – On the night of the 4th of October 1892 Valery suffers an existential crisis [Paris, France]

• 1974

  Anne Sexton – In 1974, Sexton attended a meeting for the future publication of her collection The Awful Rowing Toward God. Afterwards, she returned home, poured herself a drink and locked herself in her garage, turning on the car engine, finally committing suicide. [Weston, Massachusetts, United States]

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Long Soldier Named MacArthur Fellow / National Poetry Day – Poetry News Roundup October 2nd

This week in our poetry news round up we look at the poet who has been named as one of this year's MacArthur Fellows, and at National Poetry Day, which was celebrated across the UK on Thursday. Poet Layli Long Soldier Awarded MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship [caption id="attachment_21051" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[/caption] The American poet Layli Long Soldier has been named as one of this year's MacArthur ...

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