1747
Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams), Welsh Poet, born
Wales
Iolo Morganwg, born Edward Williams, was a significant figure in Welsh culture and literature, best known for his poetry and for being a major influence on the Welsh Romantic …
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Poet
1865
Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales
Ireland
Arthur William Symons (28 February 1865 – 22 January 1945)[1] was a British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor. Born in Milford Haven, Wales, to Cornish parents, Symons …
1871
John Millington Synge, poet, playwright, and student of Irish language and culture, is born in Dublin
Ireland
Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His …
1929
John Montague, best known for his volume, The Rough Field, is born
Ireland
John Montague (28 February 1929 − 10 December 2016) was an Irish poet. Born in the United States, he was raised in Ulster in the north of Ireland. He published a number of volumes …