Poetry in Motion
23 October 1958. Russian novelist, Boris Pasternak, the author of Dr. Zhivago, was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature. He was forced by the Soviet government to reject the honour. His family were finally able to accept it in his name in 1988. pic.twitter.com/lj4H40Vv4U
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 23, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1400, author, poet, philosopher, alchemist, astronomer, diplomat, the Father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer died age 56 or 57. Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey @Wabbey https://t.co/1prMX7bIpJ pic.twitter.com/9uTdFvrCmM
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 25, 2023
#RIP #OTD n 1921 buffalo hunter, U.S. Marshal, Army scout, fisherman, gambler, frontier lawman, sports editor and columnist, Bat Masterson died from a heart attack at his desk in New York City at the age of 67. Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx https://t.co/1prMX7bIpJ pic.twitter.com/ssRXzCVXRG
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 25, 2023
25 October 1961. The first edition of the satirical and current affairs news magazine, Private Eye, was published. It became well known for its criticism and lampooning of public figures, and for its in-depth investigative journalism. pic.twitter.com/VSFp8ZHuRF
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 25, 2023
25 October 2015. Leading historian of the Holocaust, David Cesarani, died (aged 58). He died shortly after completing a huge general history of the Holocaust, entitled, The Final Solution. pic.twitter.com/TyGrbB7TiQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 25, 2023
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/9DdLtGbdhW
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 25, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1902 writer, activist, leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S., Elizabeth Cady Stanton died in New York City from heart failure 18 years before approval of the 19th Amendment, aged 86. Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx https://t.co/d1vMEJjWmn pic.twitter.com/W8x4cmqMa8
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 26, 2023
27 October 1914. The legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea. His works include “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “Death shall have no dominion”. In 2009, he was ranked 10th in a BBC poll to find the UK’s favourite poet. pic.twitter.com/2q2E0jcbZM
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2023
27 October 1932. Acclaimed poet and writer Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She’s best known for two of her poetry collections, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel and her novel The Bell Jar. Plath was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1982. pic.twitter.com/gmjYTotnqa
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 27, 2023
28 October 1704. John Locke, known as the “Father of Classical Liberalism”, died (aged 72). He’s considered one of the first of the major British empiricists. His writings influenced Voltaire, Rousseau, and the United States Declaration of Independence. pic.twitter.com/CG76cB6DtU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 28, 2023
28 October 1726. The classic satirical novel, Gulliver’s Travels, by the Irish writer Jonathan Swift, was published. The book includes 4 parts which tell the story of the adventurous voyage of Lemuel Gulliver to 4 different worlds. pic.twitter.com/6XkgEfr5sI
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 28, 2023
28 October 1998. Leading Poet, Ted Hughes, died (aged 68). He was appointed Poet Laureate from 1984, a post he held until his death in 1998. In 2008, The Times ranked him 4th on its list of “The 50 Greatest British Writers since 1945”. pic.twitter.com/xcbq1dLwfK
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 28, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1911 politician, newspaper publisher (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, New York World), founder of the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph Pulitzer died in Charleston, South Carolina aboard his yacht Liberty aged 64. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx https://t.co/corL2I5P8U pic.twitter.com/ZMxynYolzq
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 29, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1995 novelist (Candy, The Magic Christian), screenwriter (Dr. Strangelove, The Loved One, The Cincinnati Kid, Easy Rider), Terry Southern died; respiratory failure St. Luke's Hospital New York City aged 71. Cremated remains scattered Canaan CT https://t.co/corL2I5P8U pic.twitter.com/5T5hdc9nzC
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 29, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1919 author, poet (Poems of Passion, "Solitude" (Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone)), Ella Wheeler Wilcox died of cancer in Short Beach, Connecticut, aged 68. Wilcox Estate Burial Site, Short Beach CT https://t.co/TVwd6QmhV3 pic.twitter.com/p7CrSVZTvI
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 30, 2023
31 October 1795. The Romantic poet, John Keats, was born in London. His poems were not generally well received by critics during his lifetime, but his reputation grew after his death, and by the end of the 19th century, he was one of the most admired of all English poets. pic.twitter.com/gWiI9K11eR
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 31, 2023
31 October 1920. Crime novelist and former jump jockey, Dick Francis, was born in Tenby, Wales. His books all centred around crime, and murders in the horse racing game (but not murders of the horses). pic.twitter.com/XSdpudMva8
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 31, 2023
1 November 1790. Irish philosopher, Edmund Burke, published his critique of the French Revolution: Reflections on the Revolution in France. He predicted the French Revolution would end disastrously. pic.twitter.com/Tc6zzSId63
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 1, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1972 poet (Ripostes, Hugh Selwyn Mauberley, The Cantos) Ezra Pound died in the Civil Hospital of Venice at the age of 87 with his long-time mistress Olga Rudge at his side. Cemetery of Isola di San Michele https://t.co/9NznQ0geWU pic.twitter.com/kz8wg4wjWJ
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 1, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2006, US Marine Corp veteran, novelist (Lie Down in Darkness, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice, Darkness Visible), essayist, William Styron died in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, aged 81. West Chop Cemetery in Tisbury, Mass https://t.co/9NznQ0geWU pic.twitter.com/974UNoGfCf
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) November 1, 2023