Today in history

• 1782

  Samuel Johnson – Between the 7th of October and the 20th of November Johnson accompany's Hester Thrale on a trip to Brighton [Brighton, United Kingdom]

• 1849

  Edgar Allan Poe – On October the 7th 1849 aged 40 Edgar Allan Poe passes away [Baltimore, Maryland, United States]

• 1849

  James Whitcomb Riley – James Whitcomb Riley was born in 1849 in Greenfield, Indiana. He was the third of six children and his father was an attorney. [Greenfield, Indiana, United States]

• 1886

  William Barnes – On the 7th of October 1886 William Barnes passes away [Dorset, United Kingdom]

• 1894

  Oliver Wendell Holmes – On October the 7th, 1894 at the age of 85 Oliver Wendell Holmes passes away in Boston, Massachusetts [Boston, 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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