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Billy Collins, America’s favourite poet

22 Mar 2019

On this day in 1941 American Poet Laureate Billy Collins was born. Called ‘America’s favourite poet’ he has several best-selling volumes to his name. His poem The Names commemorates the victims of the 9/11 attacks.... Read More

Johann Sebastian Bach, father of harmony

21 Mar 2019

On this day in 1685 the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born. One of music’s all-time greats, Bach grew up in a musical household and struggled around the age of ten when his parents... Read More

Henrik Ibsen, playwright of realism

20 Mar 2019

On this day in 1828 Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen was born. Ibsen did not really achieve recognition until the play Peer Gynt appeared, by which time he was nearly 40. He produced a series of... Read More

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