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The Dead
Rupert Brooke
(August 3rd 1887 — April 23rd 1915)
...He was the second of three brothers: his elder brother, Dick, died in 1907, and his younger, Alfred, was killed in action at Loos in June 1915. Rupert himself died of acute blood poisoning — contracted from an infected insect bite on his lip — whilst on the Greek island of Skyros the same year.
— Aug 16, 2026 08:32PM
Rupert Brooke
(August 3rd 1887 — April 23rd 1915)
...He was the second of three brothers: his elder brother, Dick, died in 1907, and his younger, Alfred, was killed in action at Loos in June 1915. Rupert himself died of acute blood poisoning — contracted from an infected insect bite on his lip — whilst on the Greek island of Skyros the same year.
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If I were loved, as I desire to be
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(August 6th 1809 — October 6th 1892)
...Tennyson was not deemed financially secure enough to marry, Emily doubted his religious steadfastness, and his brother's marriage to Emily's sister had proved disastrous. Although fraught — the wedding dress and cake arrived too late for the wedding —
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(August 6th 1809 — October 6th 1892)
...Tennyson was not deemed financially secure enough to marry, Emily doubted his religious steadfastness, and his brother's marriage to Emily's sister had proved disastrous. Although fraught — the wedding dress and cake arrived too late for the wedding —
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Flying Crooked
Robert Graves
(July 24th 1895 — December 7th 1985)
On August 5th the Times made good their mistake, announcing that Graves had in fact survived. He later claimed "the joke contributed greatly to my recovery, The people with whom I had been on the worst terms during my life wrote the most enthusiastic condolences to my parents."
— Aug 17, 2026 08:42PM
Robert Graves
(July 24th 1895 — December 7th 1985)
On August 5th the Times made good their mistake, announcing that Graves had in fact survived. He later claimed "the joke contributed greatly to my recovery, The people with whom I had been on the worst terms during my life wrote the most enthusiastic condolences to my parents."
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Shelley born in Field Place, near Horsham, August 4th 1792.
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Exchanges
Ernest Dowson
(August 2nd 1867 — February 2=3rd 1900)
Dowson was born in Kent, and educated at Oxford, though he left without taking a degree. In the 1890's he joined the Rhymers' club and contributed poems to the periodicals The Yellow Book and The Savoy. Following the death of both his parents, he wandered aimlessly between England, France and Ireland.
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Ernest Dowson
(August 2nd 1867 — February 2=3rd 1900)
Dowson was born in Kent, and educated at Oxford, though he left without taking a degree. In the 1890's he joined the Rhymers' club and contributed poems to the periodicals The Yellow Book and The Savoy. Following the death of both his parents, he wandered aimlessly between England, France and Ireland.
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From The Shape of the Fire
Theodore Roethke
(May 25t 1908 — August 1st 1963)
... Several of the poems, including 'The Shape of the Fire', were written shortly after Roethke's second spell in a mental hospital, in the winter of 1945 to 1946, when he underwent shock treatment.
— Aug 16, 2026 06:19AM
Theodore Roethke
(May 25t 1908 — August 1st 1963)
... Several of the poems, including 'The Shape of the Fire', were written shortly after Roethke's second spell in a mental hospital, in the winter of 1945 to 1946, when he underwent shock treatment.
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At Lord's
Francis Thompson
(December 18th 1859 — November 13th 1907)
Dick Barlow was a superb bowler and played for Lancashire for 20 years. Near the end of his life he said: "I don't think any cricket has enjoyed his cricketing career better than I have done, and if I had my time to come over again I should certainly be what I have been all my life — a professional cricketer." Barlow died on this day in 1919.
— Aug 10, 2026 05:37AM
Francis Thompson
(December 18th 1859 — November 13th 1907)
Dick Barlow was a superb bowler and played for Lancashire for 20 years. Near the end of his life he said: "I don't think any cricket has enjoyed his cricketing career better than I have done, and if I had my time to come over again I should certainly be what I have been all my life — a professional cricketer." Barlow died on this day in 1919.
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Siegfried Sassoon's wilful defiance of military action was raised in the House of Commons, July 30th 1917.
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An Old-Fashioned Song
John Hollander
(October 298th 1929 — )
...Since then, Hollander has published over 20 further collections, including Tesserae, from which this poem comes, and his Selected Poems, which are released simultaneously in 1993. He is also well-known as a literary critic and editor, and has been a professor and lecturer at many of America's most prestigious universities.
— Aug 08, 2026 04:39AM
John Hollander
(October 298th 1929 — )
...Since then, Hollander has published over 20 further collections, including Tesserae, from which this poem comes, and his Selected Poems, which are released simultaneously in 1993. He is also well-known as a literary critic and editor, and has been a professor and lecturer at many of America's most prestigious universities.
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To Know A Poem By Heart
...
a poem at your side
through the valley and the shadows
in the day, in the night
a polymorphic, polygamous,, orgiastic
communion of poetry
Nicholas Albery
(July 28th 1948 — June 3rd 2001)
— Aug 06, 2026 06:45PM
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a poem at your side
through the valley and the shadows
in the day, in the night
a polymorphic, polygamous,, orgiastic
communion of poetry
Nicholas Albery
(July 28th 1948 — June 3rd 2001)
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Poet and journalist Thomas Campbell born in Glasgow July 27th 1777.
— Aug 05, 2026 04:00PM