Hilda Doolittle, better known by the pen name H.D., was an American poet, novelist and memoirist. She is best known for her association with the key early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets, although her later writing represents a move away from the Imagist model and towards a distinctly feminine version of modernist poetry and prose. Doolittle was one of the leading figures in the bohemian culture of London in the early decades of the century. Her work is noted for its use of classical models and its exploration of the conflict between lesbian and heterosexual attraction and love that closely resembled her own life. Her later poetry also explores traditional epic themes, such as violence and war, from a feminist perspective. H.D. was the first woman to be granted the American Academy of Arts and Letters medal.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1461: The Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI was deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who then became King Edward IV. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_of_England)
1825: Despite his loss in the 1824 presidential election, John Quincy Adams was inaugurated as the sixth President of the United States. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams)
1877: Emile Berliner invented the microphone. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone)
1975: Actor and director Charlie Chaplin was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin)
1980: Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union was elected to head the first government in Zimbabwe. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe)
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"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it." -- Knute Rockne (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Knute_Rockne)