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 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?
Answer
July 13
Question:
What female modernist poet quipped, "I always wanted to be historical"?
Answer
Gertrude Stein
