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Hyam Plutzik was a 20th century American poet, journalist and university professor who made the list of finalists for a Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1961, although he did not actually win that award. He was born on the 13th July 1911 in Brooklyn, New York into a family of Jewish immigrants from Belarus who had arrived six years earlier. The family began farming ...
Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie was an American writer whose short life spanned only four decades either side of the turn of the 20th century. She was a great beauty and, as such, was known for that as much as her literary talent and her poetry was described as having melodious and sensuous properties. She was born Elinor Morton Hoyt on the 7th September 1885 into a ...
Eliza Acton was a 19th century English poet and pioneer of cookery writing. Her books on kitchen arts, including detailed recipes with cooking times, were for the benefit of those cooking in their own homes as opposed to professional chefs. Isabella Beeton followed her example much later and made a great commercial success of her venture. She was born Elizabeth Acton in the south ...
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, MC was an English poet and Anglican priest who was immortalised for his work with wounded soldiers of the First World War. His pastoral and humanist care earned him the epithet 'Woodbine Willie' because of his habit of distributing cigarettes of that name to the men. His distinguished military career earned him the Military Cross, awarded for a ...
Ernst Toller was a German-Jewish poet and playwright who was well known for his plays written in a style of writing known as Expressionism, a movement popular especially in Germany during the early part of the 20th century. His poetry often portrayed his anger at the senseless slaughter of men during the First World War, with stark titles such as Corpses in the Woods. ...
With Hanukkah just around the corner, we’re reflecting on the prolific Jewish poets who fortify the cannon. Because as we unpack the chanukiah and dreidel in anticipation of the Festival of Lights, we’re also extolling the voices of our Jewish contemporaries. In honor of the holiday, here are eight of our favorite Jewish American poets to keep you warm during this eight-night celebration. .imgjewish{margin-top:35px}.imgjewish img {float: left;width: 24%;border: 1px #000 ...
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was an English lyric poet, favoured member of Queen Elizabeth’s court, song writer and playwright. Although he was popular as a courtier his often reckless nature meant that he was never taken seriously enough to be offered any position of responsibility in government. Literary critics espoused the theory during the 19th century that he, ...
Edward Dyson was an Australian poet and freelance journalist, He also produced short stories and plays and was one of three talented brothers, the other two being illustrators. He was born Edward George Dyson on the 4th March 1865 at Morrisons Diggings which is close to Ballarat in the state of Victoria. His parents had emigrated from England in 1852 and his father, ...
George Canning, PC, FRS was an English poet whose literary achievements were overshadowed by his status as a great Tory politician and statesman. He held a number of Cabinet positions and then, during the final months of his life, he briefly served as Prime Minister. He was a powerful speaker in both the House of Commons and outside who, reputedly, reduced a fellow politician, ...
George Cabot Lodge was an American poet who was often known by the nickname "Bay". He also spent a number of years as a civil servant as well as having a brief naval career. As well as writing his own material he did some editorial work, in collaboration with others. A good example of this would be The Poems of Trumbull Stickney. Stickney was ...
