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The Dead Poets Society of America is a place to share photos, stories, and video about the graves of American poets. We also focus on their poetry related to death, cemeteries, and elegy.
Interests: poetry,photography,history,graves,cemeteries,libraries,books,poets,theology,music
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Dead Poet Guy Moves to Elkins Park, PA
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In a national story the Associated Press reported that the founder of the Dead Poets Society of America has moved to Elkins Park, PA. Hello to my old and new friends in the Philadelphia area. Let's go graveyard hopping in search of buried bards! Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2017 at The Dead Poets of Pennsylvania
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AP Runs National Story on Tombstone Design
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Folks sipping coffee in papers all over the US on Saturday were treated to a great tombstone story. The AP ran a great piece on how Michael Updike is helping DPSA Founder, Walter Skold, design his tombstone. Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2017 at The Dead Poets Society of America
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National AP Story on Tombstone Design
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The Associated Press ran a national story this week on how Michael Updike is designing my tombstone. Even the NYPost ran with it! Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2017 at Dead Poets Society of America Press Page
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Willis Gaylord Clark -- found!
The grave of Willis Gaylord Clark has been "found". Officials at the historic St. Peter's Episcopal church have confirmed that he was buried in their churchyard when he died in 1841. He was a former chief editor for the Philadelphia Gazette. Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2017 at The Dead Poets of Pennsylvania
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Mark Your Calendars for 9th Annual DPRD 2018
Next October 7th will mark the 9th Annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day events. Mark you calendars now for that Sunday and begin to make plans to honor the dead poets of your state or region. We are looking for more events in more places as the national literary holiday grows.... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2017 at 9th Annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day
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Poets Who Died in 2016
Here is a partial list of some of the poets who died since last October 7th. This is not a complete list, as it focuses on US poets, and of course there are always local and regional poets whose deaths do not make national obituaries. Max Ritvo ; Sir Geoffrey... Continue reading
Posted Sep 14, 2016 at 9th Annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day
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Complete Pictures Now Online
Pictures from all the graves visited on the Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour are now viewable online at our Flickr Collection. The last blog was grave #483, but there are new pictures going up to grave #530! Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2016 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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Poets Who Died in 2015
Here is a partial list of the (mostly) US poets who have died since the last Dead Poets Remembrance Day. It includes William Jay Smith, James Tate, Franz Wright, Claudia Emerson, Mark Strand, Galway Kinnell, Ronald Loewinsohn, Henry Braun, Judith... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2015 at The Dead Poets Society of America
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Celebrate Dead Poets Remembrance Day
Dead Poets Remembrance Day, the national literary holiday dedicated to remembering our past poets, is a celebration of people in local communities who honor the poetic gift of regional and national poets. Groups can: -- Meet at a poet's grave;... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2015 at The Dead Poets Society of America
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#483: Karle Wilson Baker
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Karle Wilson Baker Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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US Poets Who Died in 2015
Here is a partial list of the (mostly) US Poets who have died since the 5th Dead Poets Remembrance Day: William Jay Smith, Bill Kushner, Lee Harwood, James Tate, Franz Wright, Claudia Emerson, Mark Strand, Allan Kornblum, Galway Kinnell, Ronald Loewinsohn, Henry Braun, Howard Guttenplan, Judith Kitchen, Suzette Elgin, Elise... Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at 9th Annual Dead Poets Remembrance Day
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What is Dead Poets Remembrance Day?
Dead Poets Remembrance Day is a Literary holiday now in its 9th year. Participation grows each year, and you can read more of the history of the holiday to learn more Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at Dead Poets Society of America Press Page
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#473: Celebrating Eugene Walter in Mobile
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What a fine, fun, fantastic day was had in Mobile, Alabama, as Sue Walker and literary friends organized a reading and celebration at the grave of Eugene Walter. Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#479: Hubert Creekmore
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Hubert Creekmore was a Classics scholar and translator. His grave is in Jackson, Mississippi. Circled what I thought was a funny passage: Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#478: The Amazing Margaret Walker
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I had a fabulous time at the grave of the amazing African-American poet, Margaret Walker. Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#477: Turner Cassity
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Turner Cassity's grave was very difficult to find for some reason! Maybe I needed the exercise in the 99-degree heat? Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#476: Everette Maddox Buried in a Bar
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Everette Maddox is buried in the back courtyard of the Maple Leaf Bar, where he spent many drunken days and nights writing his poems on napkins. Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#475: Poet & Painter Stan Rice
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The large mausoleum of Poet and Painter, Stan Rice, in New Orleans, has several of his poems written on the side: Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#472: Ernest Abner Hartsock
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Atlanta, Georgia. Ernest Abner Hartsock has a marvelous poem on his gravestone: Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#471: Welborn Victor Jenkins
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There is no marker at the grave of Welborn Victor Jenkins, in Atlanta. Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#470: Thomas Jefferson Flanagan
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Thomas Jefferson Flanagan Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#469: Albery Allson Whitman
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Albery Whitman was an African-American pastor and poet whose remarkable work is today largely unknown: Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#468 : GA PL Frank Stanton
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Frank Stanton was Georgia's first Poet Laureate. Pretty cool epitaph on his grave, which is in Atlanta. Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#454: PL Arthur Abernathy
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NC PL Arthur Talmadge Abernathy Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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#453: NC Poet Laureate & Printer: James Pearson
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NC Poet Laureate, James Pearson, was also a fine printer: Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2015 at The Graves of Southern Poets Grand Tour 2015
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