Poetry Changes Lives

On This Day

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Virginia Dare, America’s first-born immigrant

18 Aug 2018

To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1587 Virginia Dare was born, the first child of English parents to be born in North America. In 1937 a US postage stamp... Read More

Ted Hughes’s tragic relationships

17 Aug 2018

To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1930 Ted Hughes, British Poet Laureate was born. Apart from his poetry, Hughes is mostly famous for his love life. Married to American... Read More

Peterloo Massacre, first of many

16 Aug 2018

To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1819 at St Peters Field in Manchester, a British cavalry regiment charged into a political gathering killing fifteen people and injuring over four... Read More