Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article (Indian poets listed by first name, when listed alphabetically, whether or not it's a surname):
- January 13 – Francis William Bourdillon, 68, British poet and translator
- May 26 – Donald Evans (born 1884), American poet, publisher, music critic and journalist
- June 18 – G. H. Gibson, "Ironbark" (born 1846), Australian
- August 7 – Alexander Blok, 60, Russian poet known for his lyrics
- circa August 26 – Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet and former husband of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, is executed (see Events section, above)
- September 2 – Henry Austin Dobson, 61 (born1840), English poet and essayist
- September 13 – James Hebblethwaite (born 1857), English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman
- November 21 – Ernest Myers
- Also:
- Rosa Mulholland, also known as Lady Gilbert, Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet
- Akbar Allahabadi (born 1846), Indian, Urdu-language poet known for his satire
- C. Subrahamania Bharati (born 1882), Indian, Tamil-language poet who also wrote Indian poetry in English
- Va. Ba. Patavardhan (born 1870), Indian, Marathi-language critic and poet
Read more about this topic: 1921 In Poetry
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