1877 in poetry

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	This is part of the List of years in poetry
Years in poetry:	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880
Years in literature:	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880
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Years:	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880

1 Events
- 1.1 The Annus mirabilis of poetastery
2 Works published
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 See also

[edit] Events

[edit] The Annus mirabilis of poetastery

In the annals of poetasting, 1877 stands out as a historic year.

“

The most startling incident in my life was the time I discovered myself to be a poet, which was in the year 1877.

”

So wrote William Topaz McGonagall (1825 –1902) a Scottish weaver, "actor", and "poet" who would become comically renowned as one of the worst poets in the English language.

Also this year Poetaster Julia A. Moore, following up on the renown of her first book of verse, The Sweet Singer of Michigan Salutes the Public of 1876, decided to appear before her public. She gave a reading and singing performance, with orchestral accompaniment, at a Grand Rapids, Michigan, opera house.

Moore managed to interpret the jeering as criticism of the orchestra.

[edit] Works published

Victor Hugo, L'Art d'être grand-père
Coventry Patmore, The Unknown Eros and Other Odes
Edward Lear. Laughable Lyrics

[edit] Births

Muhammad Iqbal

Sarah Cleghorn
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (aka "Allama Iqbal" [Urdu], and "Iqbal-e-Lahori" [Persian]; died 1938) Indian Muslim poet, philosopher and politician, who wrote in Persian and Urdu, praised as Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-i-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of Ummah"); his birthday is annually commemorated in Pakistan as "Iqbal Day", a national holiday