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The Pilot
Edwin Arlington Robinson
(December 22nd 1869 — April 6th 1935)
'The Pilot' is Robinson's tribute to Dean. Robinson moved to New York where he languished in poverty until assisted, much to his surprise, by President Roosevelt. Impressed by his earl work,
— Apr 06, 2026 05:05AM
Edwin Arlington Robinson
(December 22nd 1869 — April 6th 1935)
'The Pilot' is Robinson's tribute to Dean. Robinson moved to New York where he languished in poverty until assisted, much to his surprise, by President Roosevelt. Impressed by his earl work,
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The Wild Iris
Louise Glück
(April 22nd 1943 — )
Louise Glück (pronounced 'Glick'), is the author of seven collections of poetry, and a book of essays, The Wild Iris, the book-length sequence for which she won the Purlitzer Prize, explores the mystery of life through the voices of individual flowers.
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Louise Glück
(April 22nd 1943 — )
Louise Glück (pronounced 'Glick'), is the author of seven collections of poetry, and a book of essays, The Wild Iris, the book-length sequence for which she won the Purlitzer Prize, explores the mystery of life through the voices of individual flowers.
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Poet and novelist Charlotte Bronté born in Thornton, Yorkshire, April 21st 1816.
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You, Andrew Marvell
...
And Spain go under and the shore
Of Africa the gilded sand
And evening vanish and no more
The low pale light across that land
Nor now the long light on the sea:
And here face downward in the sun
to feel how swift how secretly
The shadow of the night comes on...
Archibald MacLeish
(May 7th 1892 — April 20th 1982)
— Apr 20, 2026 05:41AM
...
And Spain go under and the shore
Of Africa the gilded sand
And evening vanish and no more
The low pale light across that land
Nor now the long light on the sea:
And here face downward in the sun
to feel how swift how secretly
The shadow of the night comes on...
Archibald MacLeish
(May 7th 1892 — April 20th 1982)
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Byron died of a malarial fever in Greece April 19th 1824. Tennyson described it as a day "when the whole world seemed to be darkened for me."
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Dick Davis, poet and translator from the Persian, born April 18th 1945.
— Apr 18, 2026 04:59AM
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Peace
Henry Vaughan
(c. April 17th 1622 — April 234d 1695)
...In 1647 Henry wrote a Latin poem asserting that he had not fought in the war; that "there was a voice in a brother's blood, which could cry to Heaven against the shedder of it."
Thomas Vaughan's wife, Rebecca, died on this da in 1658.
— Apr 17, 2026 05:32AM
Henry Vaughan
(c. April 17th 1622 — April 234d 1695)
...In 1647 Henry wrote a Latin poem asserting that he had not fought in the war; that "there was a voice in a brother's blood, which could cry to Heaven against the shedder of it."
Thomas Vaughan's wife, Rebecca, died on this da in 1658.
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Tristan Tzara, French poet and founder of the Dadaist Movement, born in Moinesti, Romania, April 16th, 1896.
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William Oldys, poet and bibliographer, died April 15th 1761
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Night Thoughts
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(August 28th 1749 — March 22n 18932)
translated by Christopher Middleton
'Night Thioughts' ('Die Nacht') was first published in a songbook published by Bernard Breitkopf in 1796, which contained a number of Goethes early lyrics set to music. Goethe's name appeared nowhere in the book, despite this being the first time his work had been published in any form.
— Apr 14, 2026 04:59PM
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(August 28th 1749 — March 22n 18932)
translated by Christopher Middleton
'Night Thioughts' ('Die Nacht') was first published in a songbook published by Bernard Breitkopf in 1796, which contained a number of Goethes early lyrics set to music. Goethe's name appeared nowhere in the book, despite this being the first time his work had been published in any form.
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Lightness
Meg Bateman
(April 13th 1959 — )
translated from the Gaelic by the poet
... Many of her poems deal with the experiences of women, always with great delicacy and frankness. She featured in the seminal Dream State: The New Scottish Poets; her second full-length collection of Gaelic poems, Aotromachd ages gain mile (Lightness and other poems), has facing English translations.
— Apr 13, 2026 05:04AM
Meg Bateman
(April 13th 1959 — )
translated from the Gaelic by the poet
... Many of her poems deal with the experiences of women, always with great delicacy and frankness. She featured in the seminal Dream State: The New Scottish Poets; her second full-length collection of Gaelic poems, Aotromachd ages gain mile (Lightness and other poems), has facing English translations.
