Today in history

• 1829

  Adam Mickiewicz – On June the 6th 1829 Mickiewicz attends lectures by the philosopher Hegel in Berlin [Berlin, Germany]

• 1865

  Charles Dickens – Returning from Paris with Ellen Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst Rail Crash which influenced his writing of The Signal Man. [Staplehurst, Kent, United Kingdom]

• 1899

  Carl Sandburg – In 1899 Sandburg receives an appointment to West Point but fails the entrance exams in math and grammar [Galesburg, Illinois, United States]

• 1938

  Marcus Garvey – On June the 6th 1938 Garvey proposes an amendment to the federal work-relief bill [London, United Kingdom]

• 1944

  Keith Douglas – On June the 6th 1944 Douglas takes part in the D-Day invasion [Normandy, France]

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Hughes’ Sculpture / Heaney Memorabilia / Garip Photograph – Poetry News Roundup May 30th

Today in our poetry new round up, we look at a sculpture dedicated to Ted Hughes, a collection of Seamus Heaney memorabilia and a photograph linked to the Garip movement that has recently been auctioned. New Application for Ted Hughes Sculpture Made A new planning application has been submitted for a sculpture in honour of the late poet Ted Hughes. Hughes, who was appointed poet laureate in 1984, died holding the office in ...

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