Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
- January 30 – Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy, 36, British poet
- August 2 – Marcus Clarke (born 1846), Australian novelist and poet
- September 7 – Sidney Lanier, 39, American musician and poet
- date not known – Josiah Gilbert Holland, American novelist and poet
Read more about this topic: 1881 In Poetry
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stretching between people on the street
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