Mar 7, 2023Cassius Clay Enters Poetry CompetitionMar. 7, 1963 - Cassius Marcellus Clay took a coffee-house break from his training today to read poetry. The heavyweight contender recited...
Mar 4, 2023Physician-Poet William Carlos Williams Dead at 79Mar. 4, 1963 - Dr. William Carlos Williams (pictured in 1955), a leading American poet for half a century, died in his sleep this morning...
Jan 29, 2023Soviet Union Mourns Death of Robert FrostJan. 29, 1963 - The Soviet literary world mourned the death of Robert Frost (pictured speaking to Premier Nikita Khrushchev last summer)...
Jan 29, 2023President Kennedy Mourns Loss of Robert FrostJan. 29, 1963 - President Kennedy said today the death of Robert Frost “leaves a vacancy in the American spirit.” In a statement, the...