Poet

John Montague, best known for his volume, The Rough Field, is born
John Montague, best known for his volume, The Rough Field, is born 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 of poetry, two collections of short stories and two volumes of memoir. He was one of the best known Irish contemporary poets. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry (essentially Ireland’s poet laureate). …

John Millington Synge, poet, playwright, and student of Irish language and culture, is born in Dublin
John Millington Synge, poet, playwright, and student of Irish language and culture, is born in Dublin 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 best-known play The Playboy of the Western World was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. …

Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales
Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales Arthur William Symons (28 February 1865 – 22 January 1945)[1] was a British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor. …

Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams), Welsh Poet, born
Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams), Welsh Poet, born 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 period. He was born on March 10, 1747, in Pen-onn, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Morganwg was not just a poet; he was also an antiquarian, a collector, and an influential literary forger who had a profound impact on Welsh national identity and the revival of the Eisteddfod, a Welsh festival of literature, music, and performance. …