
A E Housman, a gay Shropshire lad
On this day in 1859 the English poet Alfred Edward (A. E.) Housman was born. He is best remembered today for his lyrical and evocative... Read More

Algernon Swinburne, poet, alcoholic and algolagniac
On this day in 1837 the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne was born. Swinburne was a well-born and clever young man who did well at Oxford... Read More