John Sleigh Pudney was a 20th century English poet, fiction writer and journalist. He was born on the 19th January 1909 in a small village called Langley Marish, Berkshire. His parents were able to send him away to be educated at Gresham’s School in Holt, Norfolk and it was here that his love of literature was nurtured. Friends at school included future writers W ...
John Steven McGroarty was an American poet, journalist, lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic Congressman. He was born on the 20th August 1862 in a small settlement called Foster Township, Pennsylvania, the youngest of a large family of twelve children. His parents were Irish immigrants and it was unlikely that there would have been the money to send him ...
John Todhunter was an Irish poet, playwright and academic. He served as a Professor of English Literature for a short time at Alexandra College in Dublin. He was a prolific writer and at least seven collections of poetry bear his name, along with a number of dramatic productions. He also translated works of German literature into English. He was born on the 30th ...
John Streeter Manifold was a 20th century Australian poet, musicologist, music publisher and literary critic. He came into the world on the 21st April 1915 in the Toorak district of Melbourne, a descendent of the Manifold brothers. They were the first British settlers who moved from Van Diemen’s Land, Tasmania in 1835 to establish a small sheep farming community called Camperdown. His father was ...
John Taylor was an English poet of Shakespearian times who became popularly known as "The Water Poet", a nickname that he actually gave himself. This came about because of his profession as a waterman, operating an essential service on the rivers of London and Oxford at different times. He was born on the 24th August 1578 in Gloucester, a city on the banks of the ...
