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  • 1536

    Sir Thomas Wyatt: On the 19th of May 1536 Anne Boleyn is executed in the Tower of London [London, United Kingdom]

  • 1603

    William Shakespeare: In 1603 The King's Men acting troupe forms [London, United Kingdom]

  • 1897

    Oscar Wilde: On May the 19th 1897 Wilde is released from jail [London, United Kingdom]

  • 1925

    Vachel Lindsay: On May the 19th 1925 Lindsay marries Elizabeth Connor [Spokane, Washington, United States]

  • 1971

    Ogden Nash: On May the 19th 1971 Ogden Nash passes away at the age of 68 in Baltimore, Maryland [Baltimore, Maryland, United States]

  • 1984

    Sir John Betjeman: On the 19th of May 1984 Sir John Betjeman passes away at the age of 77 in Trebetherick, Cornwall [Trebetherick, Cornwall, United Kingdom]

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Pushcart Prize / Foley Contest – Poetry News Roundup May 16th

This week on My Poetic Side, we look at the winner of the Pushcart Prize, and we also have news about the 2025 Foley Poetry Contest Prestigious Pushcart Prize Awarded to Professor Heather Treseler Worcester State professor Heather Treseler won the Pushcart Prize for her poem “Purpura”. The poem, which is just 28 lines long, is described as completely immersive and shows the reader a complex mother-daughter relationship. The first two lines of the poem "When ...


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