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 8

    Question:

    What American poet, born in Iowa, made pro-Fascist speeches in propaganda broadcasts from Italy during the World War II?

    Answer ->

    Ezra Pound

  • July 7

    Question:

    William Luce wrote a play called The Belle of Amherst about which American poet?

    Answer ->

    Emily Dickinson

  • July 6

    Question:

    Alfred, Lord Tennyson once bragged of making 2,000 pounds from writing poetry; however, he identified one American poet who topped him, earning 3,000. Who was that poet?

    Answer ->

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  • July 5

    Question:

    What mid-nineteenth century American author served as a battlefield nurse during the Civil War?

    Answer ->

    Walt Whitman

  • July 4

    Question:

    Which early attempt an "American Epic" was greeted as a tremendous failure upon its publication in 1807?

    Answer ->

    Joel Barlow's The Columbiad .

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