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  • 1793

    John Clare – John Clare was born in 1793 in Helpston. His father was a farmer and Clare was often referred to as the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet. [Helpston, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom]

  • 1893

    Fernando Pessoa – On July the 13th, 1893 Pessoa's father Joaquim de Seabra Pessoa dies of tuberculosis [Lisbon, Portugal]

  • 1914

    D.H. Lawrence – On the 13th of July 1914 Lawrence marries Frieda [London, United Kingdom]

  • 1918

    Siegfried Sassoon – On the 13th of July Sassoon is wounded by friendly fire [Arras, France]

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Poet’s Doctorate / Pushcart Prize / PoemJazz Gets Pinsky – Poetry News Roundup July 11th

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