Overview of the events of 1860 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1860 in poetry
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Births
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- January 10 – Charles G. D. Roberts (died 1943), Canadian poet and writer known as the "Father of Canadian Poetry" because he serves 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 6 – Lorentzos Mavilis (died 1912), Greek
- September 14 – Hamlin Garland, (died 1940), American novelist, poet, essayist and short story writer
- September 18 – Clinton Scollard (died 1932), American
- October 6 – Rosamund Marriott Watson, born Rosamund Ball and writing as Graham R. Tomson (died 1911), English
- December 8 – Amanda McKittrick Ros, born Anna McKittrick (died 1939), Irish novelist and poet noted for her purple style
- 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:
Deaths
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