Poetry in Motion
5 April 1588. Thomas Hobbes was born in Westport, Wiltshire. He was a key figure in the development of political philosophy. His most influential book was Leviathan, which sets out his doctrine of the foundation of states and legitimate governments. pic.twitter.com/IxfJ4kcCG0
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 5, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1997 poet ("Howl"), philosopher, writer Allen Ginsberg died; liver cancer; East Village, Manhattan, aged 70. Cremated remains: Gomel Chesed Cemetery Newark, NJ; Shambhala Mountain Center Colorado; Jewel Heart, Gelek Rimpoche’s sangha India https://t.co/l8qujgz87X pic.twitter.com/27kBCNJtIf
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#RIP #OTD in 2014 author (The Snow Leopard, Shadow Country, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse) naturalist, zen teacher, CIA agent, co-founder of The Paris Review, Peter Matthiessen died from leukemia at his home in Sagaponack, New York, aged 86 https://t.co/l8qujgz87X pic.twitter.com/GkxQQebTSM
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6 April 1992. Leading science fiction author Isaac Asimov died (aged 72). He’s best known for his numerous works on science fiction and science books for the general reader. He wrote or edited about 500 volumes. pic.twitter.com/eeC4t1U9sd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 6, 2024
7 April 1770. William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria. He was Britain’s poet laureate from 1843 until his death. He helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with his joint publication Lyrical Ballads with Samuel Coleridge. pic.twitter.com/Og20HezOIM
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 7, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1882, poet, illustrator, painter, translator Dante Gabriel Rossetti died on Easter Sunday at the country house of a friend in Birchington-on-Sea, England, of Brights Disease, aged 53. Churchyard of All Saints in Birchington-on-Sea https://t.co/vj98WJ6MUh pic.twitter.com/sgTGiY4U1S
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 9, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1996 novelist (The Manchurian Candidate, Winter Kills, Prizzi's Honor) Richard Condon died in Dallas, Texas aged 81. Cremation https://t.co/B0mFSA6WOS pic.twitter.com/ujnlxCRVjT
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 9, 2024
10 April 1925. The Great Gatsby by American author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published in New York City, USA. It’s set in the 1920s Jazz Age on Long Island, and depicts narrator Nick Carraway’s interactions with the mysterious millionaire, Jay Gatsby. pic.twitter.com/ds2YCp8PhY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 10, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1909 poet ("Anactoria", "Sapphics", "Hymn to Proserpine", "The Triumph of Time") playwright, novelist, critic Algernon Charles Swinburne died at The Pines, Putney, London, aged 72. St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight https://t.co/Pj5bnnCMpm pic.twitter.com/9mCkH4N9sK
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#RIP #OTD in 1931 writer, poet (The Prophet), visual artist, philosopher, Kahlil Gibran died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan from cirrhosis of the liver, aged 48. The Gibran Museum in Bsharri, Lebanon https://t.co/Pj5bnnCMpm pic.twitter.com/AWOPTJw3Jp
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#RIP #OTD in 1966 writer (Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Sword of Honour) Evelyn Waugh died; heart failure; his home in Combe Florey, Somerset, England, aged 62. Church of St Peter & St Paul, Combe Florey https://t.co/Pj5bnnCMpm pic.twitter.com/TDisHtN1hM
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 10, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1977 poet ("Les feuilles mortes", "La grasse matinée", "Les bruits de la nuit", "Chasse à l'enfant"), screenwriter (Les Enfants du Paradis) Jacques Prévert died; lung cancer; Omonville-la-Petite, France aged 77. Cimetiere d'Omonville la Petite https://t.co/1pfeV2v6Bn pic.twitter.com/N7o3mmdTgr
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 11, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1987 novelist (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre), short story writer, Erskine Caldwell died of emphysema and lung cancer in Paradise Valley, Arizona, aged 83. Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland, Oregon https://t.co/1pfeV2v6Bn pic.twitter.com/YrK4ykUYHQ
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#RIP #OTD in 2007 writer (Slaughterhouse-Five) Kurt Vonnegut died in Manhattan as a result of brain injuries incurred from a fall at his brownstone home, aged 84. Final footprint unknown https://t.co/1pfeV2v6Bn pic.twitter.com/C63Ih0ALkB
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12 April 1934. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel Tender Is the Night was published in the USA. It had been serialised in Scribner’s Magazine between January and April 1934 in 4 separate issues. The title of the novel is taken from the poem Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats. pic.twitter.com/0vFbRpk1sU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 12, 2024
13 April 1906. Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin. He won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature. His best known play is Waiting for Godot, which was voted the “most significant English language play of the 20th century” in a poll conducted by the National Theatre. pic.twitter.com/7BeDw9UzLt
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 13, 2024
13 April 1939. Seamus Heaney was born in Tamniaran, near Castledawson, Northern Ireland. He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist. American poet Robert Lowell described him as “the most important Irish poet since Yeats”. pic.twitter.com/gpucfVKjMG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 13, 2024
13 April 1949. Acclaimed author and journalist Christopher Hitchens, was born in Portsmouth. He was author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over 30 books, including, 5 collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature. He became an American citizen in 2007. pic.twitter.com/AF094OhTOQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 13, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1993, novelist ("The Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Angle of Repose"), environmentalist, “The Dean of Western Writers”, Wallace Stegner died in Santa Fe, New Mexico; car accident, aged 84. Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, Vermont https://t.co/TQzuV2ND8K pic.twitter.com/jYdNPISusY
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#RIP #OTD in 2006 novelist (The Comforters, The Prime of Miss Jean Brody, The Driver's Seat, Memento Mori), short story writer, poet, essayist Muriel Spark died in Florence, Tuscany, Italy at the age of 88. Cemetery of Sant’Andrea Apostolo, Oliveto, Italy https://t.co/TQzuV2ND8K pic.twitter.com/XUb70HxAw8
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 13, 2024