Benjamin Franklin: On the 17th of January 1706 Benjamin Franklin is born [Boston, Massachusetts, United States]
Samuel Johnson: On the 17th of January 1782 Johnson's friend and tenant Robert Levet passes away [London, United Kingdom]
Anne Brontë: On the 17th of January, 1820 Anne Bronte is born in Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England [Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom]
William Stafford: On January the 17th, 1914 William Stafford is born in Hutchinson, Kansas [Hutchinson, Kansas, United States]
Sylvia Plath: On the 17th of January 1962 Plath has her second child Nicholas [North Tawton, Devon, United Kingdom]
Gregory Corso: On January the 17th, 2001 at the age of 70 Gregory Corso passes away in Minnesota, United States [Minnesota, United States]
Our final news round-up of the week takes a look at the New Year’s poetry reading ceremony in Japan and the newly appointed youth poet laureate of Westchester. Imperial Poetry Reading For the first time since the begin of the Japanese Reiwa when Emperor Naruhito took over from his father Emperor Emeritus Akihito, the New Year’s poetry reading ceremony has taken ...
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