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Wilson MacDonald (sculptor)
Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (May 5, 1880 – April 8, 1967) was a popular Canadian poet who "was known mainly in his own time for his considerable platform abilities" as a reader of his poetry. By reading fees, and by selling his books at readings, he was able to make a living from his poetry alone.Wilson (Pugsley) MacDonald Biography , ''Dictionary of Literary Biography'', BookRags.com, Web, May 10, 2011. In the 1920s he was so popular that, according to writer , "his fame eclipsed that of Robert Service and |
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1933 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * January – Geoffrey Grigson publishes the first issue of ''New Verse'' in London (1933–39). * January–March – New Objectivity movement in German literature and art ends with the fall of the Weimar Republic. * June – W. H. Auden has his "Vision of Agape". * May 9 – A. E. Housman delivers his influential Leslie Stephen lecture, "The Name and Nature of Poetry", in Cambridge, asserting that poetry's function is "to transfuse emotion – not to transmit thought but to set up in the reader's sense a vibration corresponding to what was felt by the writer ... He criticizes much of the poetry from the 17th and 18th centuries as deficient in this regard, and condemns Alexander Pope's poetry in particular while praising William Collins, Christopher Smart, William Cowper and William Blake. * Black Mountain College founded in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events *Louis Zukofsky edits the February issue of ''Poetry'' magazine. The issue eventually will be recognized as the founding document of the Objectivist poets. It features poetry by Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, Carl Rakosi, George Oppen, Basil Bunting, William Carlos Williams, Kenneth Rexroth, and many others. Also in the issue: Zukofsky's essay "Sincerity and Objectification". * George Oppen and his wife, Mary Oppen found To Publishers in Le Beausset, France; Louis Zukofsky is editor. * ''Beacon'' magazine founded in Trinidad (lasts until 1933)"Chronology for Anglophone Caribbean poetry" p xviii, in Brenier, Laurence A., ''An Introduction to West India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Samuel Minturn Peck becomes first Poet Laureate of Alabama, a title created for him. Works published Canada * Alfred Bailey, ''Tao: A Ryerson Poetry Chap Book'', (Ryerson).Biographical Sketch " Dr. Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey fonds, Lib.UNB.ca, Web, Jan. 5, 2009. * , ''Caw-Caw Ballads'' Montclair, NJ: Pine Tree Publishing.Search results: Wilson MacDonald Open Library, Web, May 10, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
