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  • 1621

    Jean de La Fontaine – On July the 8th, 1621 Jean de La Fontaine is born in Château-Thierry, France [Château-Thierry, Champagne, France]

  • 1822

    Percy Bysshe Shelley – Shelley died at the age of 29 in Lerici in Northern Italy, drowning in a sudden storm whilst returning home in a sail boat. There are some who believe that his death was not accidental and that he wanted to commit suicide. [Lerici, Italy]

  • 1892

    Richard Aldington – On July the 8th, 1892 Richard Aldington is born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom [Portsmouth, United Kingdom]

  • 1917

    Marcus Garvey – On July the 8th 1917 Garvey delivers an address in response to the East St. Louis Riots [New York, United States]

  • 1918

    Ernest Hemingway – Hemingway was injured by mortar fire whilst taking drinks and cigarettes to the men on the front line. He was awarded the Italian Silver Medal of Bravery. [Venice, Italy]

  • 1922

    Marcus Garvey – On July the 8th 1922 Garvey announces at a Liberty Hall meeting that he plans to ask all Universal Negro Improvement Association and Black Star Line officers to resign at their next convention [New York, United States]

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Ledbury Poetry Festival / Franz Wright’s Last Poems – Poetry News Roundup July 3rd

This week in our poetry news round up we take a look at the Ledbury Poetry Festival, which is currently in full swing, and the posthumous collection of last poems from the Pulitzer Prize winner Franz Wright. Ledbury Poetry Festival Underway The Ledbury Poetry Festival, one of the largest and longest-running celebrations of poetry in the UK, is currently taking place in the Herefordshire market town. This year's festival began on 26th June and ...


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