Margaret Widdemer was very dedicated to social reform throughout her life, speaking onsocial dilemmas such as child labor. She served as vice president of the Poetry Society of America and won awards such as the Lyric Prize and Trimmed Lamp Prize.
The english poet William Blake began as an aspiring artist. At age 14 he began a 7 year apprenticeship as an engraver. He made his living off of his engravings. His most famous engravings were the 22 masterpieces he designed for the book of Job, one of which is displayed below.
Paul Laurence Dunbar is an inspiration to the black community. Against all odds he was the only black student that graduated from his class at Central High School. He also excelled as the president of the literary society and editor of the newspaper.
William Shakespeare married his wife, Anne Hathaway, at only 18 years old!! A true Romeo if we must say so ourselves.
Of course it wasn’t this Anne Hathaway. The princess of Genovia was a little after ol’ Shakespeare’s time.
Have you ever wondered who Emily Dickinson referred to in her “Master Letters”? Well, so has every historian concerned with her works. Emily Dickinson never revealed the identity of the person she loved. Speculations have included a reverend, a student at Amherst, and even God!
Spooky season is upon us - and just in time for the spookiest of facts. Bram Stoker, acclaimed author of Dracula, was obsessed with the writings of Walt Whitman. Stoker wrote letters of admiration to Whitman and divulged that Whitman inspired a lot of his work!