1914 in poetry
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They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe.
The cover of the first edition of the literary magazine BLAST
The Egoist founded
Birthplace of Dylan Thomas
1955 in poetry
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1914 in poetry
…February 22 – Henry Reed (died 1986), English poet February 24 – Weldon Kees (missing, presumed dead 1955), American poet, critic, novelist, short story writer, composer and artist February 25 – John Arlott (died 1991), English cricket commentator and poet…
Carl Sandburg in 1955