Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). [edit] Events [edit] Works published [edit] Awards and honors [edit] Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: - February 14 – Kostas Varnalis Κώστας Βάρναλης, (died 1974), Greek
- March 28 – Angelos Sikelianos Άγγελος Σικελιανός (died 1951), Greek poet and playwright
- April 2 - John Collings Squire (died 1958), English poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor of the post-World War I period
- June 29 - Francis Brett Young (died 1954), English novelist and poet
- July 24 - Donald Evans (died 1921), American poet, publisher, music critic and journalist
- July 29 - Eunice Tietjens (died 1944), American poet, novelist, journalist, children's author, lecturer, and editor
- November 5 - James Elroy Flecker (died 1915), English poet, novelist and playwright
- December 31 - George Sylvester Viereck (died 1962), German-American poet, writer, and propagandist
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[edit] Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: - February 17 – Charles Stuart Calverley, 82, English poet and wit
- February 28 – Matsudaira Teru 松平照 also called "Teruhime" 照姫, literally translated, "Princess Teru" (born 1832), Japanese, late Edo and early Meiji period aristocrat and skilled waka poet who instructed Matsudaira Katamori in poetry and calligraphy
- March 19 – Elias Lönnrot, 81, Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry best known for composing the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore
- date not known – John Harris, English poet
[edit] See also - ^ a b c d Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ a b c d e f Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi)
- ^ Keith, W. J., "Poetry in English: 1867-1918", article in The Canadian Encyclopedia, retrieved February 8, 2009
- ^ Das, Sisir Kumar and various, History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2, 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 9788172017989, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008
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