Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. .
July 18
Question:
What twentieth century American poet is famous for walking home two miles from work everyday, drawing inspiration for his poems from the walk?
Answer
Wallace Stevens. He never learned to drive.
July 17
Question:
What famous poem by John Keats did Wallace Stevens respond to in his poem "The Anecdote of the Jar"?
Answer
July 16
Question:
How old was Robert Frost when his first book of poetry A Boy's Will was published?
Answer
He was 39 years old.
July 15
Question:
What poet had the unique honor of throwing the first pitch of the 1968 New York Yankee season?
Answer
July 14
Question:
What poet insisted that Hilda Doolittle sign her poems "H.D., Imagiste" when submitting them for publication?
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