Today in history

• 1881

  Lascelles Abercrombie – On the 9th of January 1881 Lascelles Abercrombie is born in Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, Cheshire [Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, United Kingdom]

• 1923

  Katherine Mansfield – On the 9th of January 1923 Katherine Mansfield passes away at the age of 34 in Fontainebleau, France [Fontainebleau, France]

• 1945

  Vladimir Nabokov – On January the 9th 1945 Nabokov's brother Sergei dies at the Neuengamme concentration camp [Hamburg, Germany]

• 1946

  Countee Cullen – Cullen died of high blood pressure and uremic poisoning in 1946. He was just 42 years old. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York. [New York, United States]

• 2004

  Nissim Ezekiel – On the 9th of January 2004 at the age of 79 Nissim Ezekiel passes away in Mumbai, India [Mumbai, India]

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Poet Awarded MBE / Cathedral Poetry Event / New York Mayor Honoured By Poet – Poetry News Roundup January 2nd

Our first poetry news round up of 2026 takes a look at the poet awarded an MBE in the New Years honours list, a poetry event in a cathedral and the poet taking part in the inauguration for the new mayor of New York. Poet Awarded MBE in New Year Honours List The novelist and poet Andrew McMillan has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours list for his services to literature. Born ...

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