Posts tagged poet

Once upon a midnight dreary, “The Raven” was published.  Arguably one of the most famous poems in the American literary canon, Edgar Allan Poe reportedly …

On this day in history, the first modern celebrity was born.  There are few historical figures as admired, obsessed over, and mythologized as the British …

This day in history brought an end to Hell itself.  Across the entire scope of world military history, few battles become synonymous with death incarnate, …

On this day in 1770, English literature changed forever. William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland, England, to a modestly wealthy family, and was the second …

“I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but I am an earthling,” poet Nikki Giovanni says in her documentary, “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.” …