1903 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 |
| Years in literature: | 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 19th century 20th century 21st century |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- William Butler Yeats leaves Ireland for an extended stay in the United States on a lecture tour
[edit] Works published
- Thomas Traherne, Poetical Works (posthumous)
- W. B. Yeats, In the Seven Woods, Ideas of Good and Evil
[edit] Births
- January 9 — Countee Cullen (May 30, 1903–January 9, 1946), African-American poet
- November 6 — Carl Rakosi, American poet
- December 4 — A. L. Rowse (died 1997), British poet, historian and Shakespeare scholar and biographer
- December 31 — Lorine Niedecker (died 1970) the only woman associated with the Objectivist poets
- date not known — William Plomer (died 1973), South African novelist, poet and literary editor
[edit] Deaths
- March 20 — Charles Godfrey Leland, 78, American humorist, folklorist and poet
- July 11 — William Ernest Henley, 52, British poet, critic, and editor
- date not known:
- Isa Craig
- David Mills (poet)
