1880 in poetry

none 1880 poetry literature This article covers 1880 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events June 6 – Statue of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (died 1837), sculpted by Alexander Opekushin, is unveiled in Strastnaya Square, Moscow Works published United Kingdom H. C. Beeching and J. W. Mackail lead a group of seven Balliol College, Oxford members in publishing The Masque of B-ll—l, which is immediately suppressed by the authorities Robert Bridges, Poems (see also Poems 1873, 1879)Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6 Robert Browning, Dramatic Idyls, second series (see also Dramatic Idyls 1879) Jean Ingelow, Poems, Volume 1 is a reprint the 23rd edition of Poems (1863); Volume 2 is a reprint from the sixth edition of A Story of Doom (1867); (see also Poems: Third Series 1885) Andrew Lang, XXII Ballades in Blue China William McGonagall, "The Tay Bridge Disaster" Emily Pfeiffer, Sonnets and Songs Algernon Charles Swinburne: The Heptalogia; or, The Seven Against Sense, parodies of seven contemporary poets: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Browning, Coventry Patmore, Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Swinburne himself Songs of the Springtides Studies in Song John Addington Symonds, New and Old James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, and Other Poems, the title poem was first published in the National Reformer, March 22–May 17, 1874 William Watson, The Prince's Quest, and Other Poems United States Bret Harte, Poetical WorksLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi) Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Iron Gate and Other Poems Sidney Lanier, The Science of English Verse, scholarship Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ultima ThuleCalhoun, Charles C. Longfellow: A Rediscovered Life. Boston: Beacon Press, 2004. 0-8070-7026-2 Richard Henry Stoddard, Poems Other Rosario de Acuña, Morirse a tiempo, Spain Rosalia de Castro, Follas novas, Galician poems written in Spain Henry Kendall, Songs from the Mountains, Australia Guido Mazzoni, Versi, Italy Charles G. D. Roberts, Orion and Other Poems, Canada,Keith, W. J., "Poetry in English: 1867-1918", article in The Canadian Encyclopedia, retrieved February 8, 2009 published at author's expense Paul Verlaine, Sagesse, France Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 14 – Joseph Warren Beach (died 1957), American poet, critic and literary scholar February 27 – Angelina Weld Grimke (died 1958), African American lesbian journalist and poetAudre Lorde, 'A burst of light: Living with cancer', A Burst of Light, Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1988, page 73 August 12 – Radclyffe Hall (died 1943), English lesbian poet and novelist August 24 – Bahinabai Chaudhari बहिणाबाई चौधरी (died 1951), illiterate, Indian, Marathi-language poet whose son writes down her poems August 26 – Guillaume Apollinaire (died 1918), French poet, writer and art critic September 16 – Alfred Noyes (died 1958), English poet, best known for his ballads "The Highwayman" (1906) and "The Barrel Organ" November 30 – Grant Hervey, born George Henry Cochrane (died 1933), Australian versifier and swindler December 2 – Elizabeth Rebecca Ward, née Daniels (died 1978), English versifier December 28 – C. Louis Leipoldt (died 1947), South African Afrikaans poet, writer and pediatrician Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: May 8 – Jones Very (born 1813), American essayist, poet, clergyman, and mystic associated with the American Transcendentalism movement June 20 – Eliza Dunlop (born 1796), Australian lyricist and ethnographer July 7 – Lydia Maria Child, 78 (born 1802), American abolitionist, Indian and women's rights activist, opponent of American expansionism, novelist, journalist and poet November 6 – Estanislao del Campo (born 1834), Argentine December 22 – George Eliot, pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, 61 (born 1819), English novelist and poet December 30 – Epes Sargent (born 1813), American editor, poet and playwright See also Poetry 19th century in poetry 19th century in literature List of years in poetry List of years in literature Victorian literature French literature of the 19th century Poetry Notes Category:19th-century poetry *