Ben Jonson, English poet and dramatist, is born 1572

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June 11, 1572
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Related Links: 
Poetry Foundation: Ben Jonson
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Edgar Lee Masters publishes the first poem of what became “The Spoon River Anthology”

Submitted by snituama on May 30, 2012 - 1:08pm
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May 30, 1914
Related Links: 
American Academy of Poets: Edgar Lee Masters
Study Guide: Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950)
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    Walt Whitman registers the title, “Leaves of Grass,” with the U.S. District Court, NY

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    May 15, 1855
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    Related Links: 
    Poetry Foundation: From Preface to Leaves of Grass, first edition (1855)
    American Academy of Poets: Guide to Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass

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