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Poetry in Motion

#2001 · July 19, 2025, 7:05 am

RIP OTD in 1374, scholar, poet (Il Canzoniere, expressing his love for Laura), humanist, “The Father of Humanism”, “The Father of the Renaissance”, Petrarch died at his home in Arquà Petrarca, Veneto, Italy, age 69. Town square of Arquà Petrarca https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/07/19/day-in-history-19-july-petrarch/

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#2002 · July 20, 2025, 6:10 am

RIP OTD in 1945 poet ("Le Cimetière marin", "La Jeune Parque", "L'Ébauche d'un serpent"), essayist, philosopher Paul Valéry died in Paris, aged 73. Cimetière Marin, Sète, France https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/07/

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#2003 · July 21, 2025, 6:37 am

RIP OTD in 1796, poet, lyricist, ("Auld Lang Syne", "Scots Wha Hae", "A Red, Red Rose", "Ae Fond Kiss"), Scotland’s favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard, Robert Burns died; Dumfries, Scotland, aged 37. St. Michael’s Churchyard, Dumfries https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/07/

#2004 · July 21, 2025, 6:38 am

RIP OTD in 1938, writer (The Virginian), “Father of Western Fiction”, Owen Wister died at his home in Saunderstown, Rhode Island at the age of 78. Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/07/

#2005 · July 21, 2025, 6:39 am

RIP OTD 2015 novelist (Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, The March), editor, professor, E. L. Doctorow died of lung cancer in Manhattan, aged 84, in Manhattan. Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/07/