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Poetry in Motion

#801 · October 2, 2023, 1:38 pm

2 October 1926. Historian, Jan Morris, was born in Clevedon, Somerset. Her most well known work is Pax Britannica, a study of the British Empire. She published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had gender reassignment, after transitioning from male to female. pic.twitter.com/KnVHDAI0tG

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 2, 2023

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#802 · October 3, 2023, 1:47 pm

3 October 1849. Writer, Edgar Allan Poe, was found lying in a gutter in Baltimore, outside a bar, by a passing journalist. He was reportedly “barely coherent”. He was taken to a local hospital, but never regained full lucidity and died 4 days later of “swelling of the brain”. pic.twitter.com/0R87N37q99

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2023

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#803 · October 3, 2023, 1:48 pm

3 October 1925. Gore Vidal was born in West Point, New York, USA. He was an acclaimed novelist and intellectual. His erudite novels often explored the nature of corruption in public life and include: The City and the Pillar, Julian, Myra Breckinridge, Burr, and Lincoln. pic.twitter.com/ygi7iNHeni

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2023

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#804 · October 4, 2023, 1:22 pm

4 October 1937. Jackie Collins was born in London. She wrote 32 novels, with the sexual aspect of relationships to the forefront. All of her novels appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list, sold over 500 million, and were translated into 40 languages. pic.twitter.com/xSqDWAYqDc

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 4, 2023

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#805 · October 4, 2023, 1:23 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1974 poet (Live or Die) known for her highly personal, confessional verse, Anne Sexton died from carbon monoxide poisoning at her home in Weston, Massachusetts aged 45. Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Jamaica Plain, Boston https://t.co/S2daTNXuy1 pic.twitter.com/pldIz7Ajk6

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 4, 2023

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#806 · October 5, 2023, 1:46 pm

25 October 2015. Leading historian of the early modern period, Lisa Jardine, died (aged 71). She was a polymath, fluent in 5 different languages and as comfortable with the sciences as she was with the humanities. Her father was philosopher and mathematician, Jacob Bronowski. pic.twitter.com/LM8dzFVUBQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 5, 2023

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#807 · October 6, 2023, 1:56 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1892 poet laureate ("Claribel", "Mariana", "In Memoriam A.H.H.", "Tears, Idle Tears", "Crossing the Bar", "Break, Break, Break"), Alfred, Lord Tennyson died in Haslemere, Surrey aged 83. Westminster Abbey @wabbey https://t.co/bR18YZlgHG pic.twitter.com/jbYSYcx7Vn

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 6, 2023

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#808 · October 6, 2023, 1:59 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1979 poet, short-story writer, Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, Elizabeth Bishop died of a cerebral aneurysm in her apartment at Lewis Wharf, Boston aged 68. Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts https://t.co/bR18YZlgHG pic.twitter.com/Zi2Z9ibWUj

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 6, 2023

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#809 · October 7, 2023, 1:53 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1849, editor, literary critic, short story writer ("MS. Found in a Bottle"), poet ("The Raven", "Eldorado", "A Dream within a Dream", Annabel Lee"), Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore, Maryland, aged 40. Westminster Burial Ground in Baltimore https://t.co/tcp8td5i8O pic.twitter.com/la9XQugnBP

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 7, 2023

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#810 · October 7, 2023, 1:53 pm

7 October 1939. Novelist, poet, critic and TV presenter, Clive James, was born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. His most high profile TV shows were Clive James on Television (ITV), Saturday Night Clive (BBC) and Sunday Night Clive (BBC). pic.twitter.com/13Kq8MgDeQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 7, 2023

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#811 · October 7, 2023, 1:54 pm

7 October 1943. Author and poet, Radclyffe Hall, died (aged 63). She’s best known for the novel, The Well of Loneliness, a groundbreaking work in Lesbian literature. She died of colon cancer, and is buried in Highgate Cemetery in North London. pic.twitter.com/msu8bj4SCl

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 7, 2023

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#812 · October 8, 2023, 1:18 pm

8 October 1970. Soviet author and dissident, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. pic.twitter.com/6hZmfo4jdI

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 8, 2023

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#813 · October 9, 2023, 1:49 pm

9 October 2004. Leading French post-modern philosopher, Jacques Derrida, died (aged 74). He’s best known for his contribution to semiotic analysis, known as deconstruction, and was associated with post-structuralism, and postmodern philosophy. pic.twitter.com/9sm5AHFvow

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 9, 2023

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#814 · October 10, 2023, 1:42 pm

10 October 1930. English playwright, Harold Pinter, was born in London. He was one of the most influential modern British playwrights and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His best-known plays include: The Birthday Party, and Betrayal. He also adapted many works for the cinema. pic.twitter.com/rktlSD1OhQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 10, 2023

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#815 · October 11, 2023, 2:08 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1963, poet, novelist, designer, playwright, artist, filmmaker (La Belle et la Bête, Le sang d'un poète, Orphée) Jean Cocteau died; heart attack; his chateau in Milly-la-Forêt, France, aged 74. Chapelle Saint Blaise Des Simples, Milly-la-Forêt https://t.co/uSr2hJpJXS pic.twitter.com/gNE64xC24p

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 11, 2023

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#816 · October 12, 2023, 1:43 pm

#RIP #OTD 1924, French poet, journalist, and novelist (Thaïs) Anatole France died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France at the age of 80. Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery https://t.co/mOx6MYL9s2 pic.twitter.com/YXFSfCZcSG

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 12, 2023

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#817 · October 12, 2023, 1:46 pm

12 October 1979. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams was published in the UK. It follows the last surviving man, Arthur Dent, after the destruction of the Earth, who is rescued by Ford Prefect, a human-like alien and then hitchhikes on a passing spacecraft. pic.twitter.com/BHrtndCkPg

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 12, 2023

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#818 · October 13, 2023, 2:06 pm

13 October 1958. Michael Bond introduced Paddington Bear to the world, with the release of his book, A Bear Called Paddington. The Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles, and have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. pic.twitter.com/pj7eilTd1M

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 13, 2023

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#819 · October 14, 2023, 2:12 pm

14 October 1906. Hannah Arendt was born in Linden, Hanover, Germany. She’s best known for her theory of Totalitarianism, which suggested the regimes of Hitler and Stalin were broadly similar and for her study of the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, The Banality of Evil. pic.twitter.com/0oqVtbBcA3

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 14, 2023

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#820 · October 14, 2023, 2:13 pm

14 October 1926. The children’s classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, by AA Milne was published. The author named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear that was owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom the character, Christopher Robin, was based. pic.twitter.com/x09v5hzvVP

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 14, 2023

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