Cassius Clay Enters Poetry Competition
Mar. 7, 1963 - Cassius Marcellus Clay took a coffee-house break from his training today to read poetry. The heavyweight contender recited...
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Mar 4, 2023
Physician-Poet William Carlos Williams Dead at 79
Mar. 4, 1963 - Dr. William Carlos Williams (pictured in 1955), a leading American poet for half a century, died in his sleep this morning...
Jan 29, 2023
Soviet Union Mourns Death of Robert Frost
Jan. 29, 1963 - The Soviet literary world mourned the death of Robert Frost (pictured speaking to Premier Nikita Khrushchev last summer)...
Jan 29, 2023
President Kennedy Mourns Loss of Robert Frost
Jan. 29, 1963 - President Kennedy said today the death of Robert Frost “leaves a vacancy in the American spirit.” In a statement, the...
Jan 29, 2023
Poet Robert Frost Dead at 88
Jan. 29, 1963 - Robert Frost (pictured in 1913), dean of American poets, died today at the age of 88. He was pronounced dead at Boston’s...
Sep 3, 2022
E.E. Cummings is Dead
Sept. 3, 1962 - E.E. Cummings (pictured in 1920), who made poetic art out of commas and parentheses, died in North Conway, N.H., early...
Mar 26, 2022
VIDEO: President Kennedy Receives Book from Robert Frost
Mar. 26, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy receiving a book of new poems today from poet Robert Frost. Mr. Frost turned 88 today....
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