1860 in Poetry - Births

Births

Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:

• January 10 – Charles G. D. Roberts (died 1943), Canadian poet and writer known as the "Father of Canadian Poetry" because he served as an inspiration for other writers of his time; also known as one of the "Confederation poets" (together with his cousin Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott)
• June 1 – Wilfred Campbell (died 1918), Canadian
• August 5 – John Philip Bourke (died 1914), Australian
• September 14 – Hamlin Garland, American (died 1940), American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer
• December 12 – Harriet Monroe (died 1936), American editor, scholar, literary critic, and patron of the arts; best known as the founder and longtime editor of Poetry magazine
• Date not known:
  • Akshay Kumar Baral (died 1919), Indian, Bengali-language poet
  • Helena Jane Coleman, American
  • Lorentzos Mavilis (died 1912), Greek
  • Clinton Scollard, American
  • Nagesh Vishvanath Pai (died 1920), Indian poet and fiction writer