It's National Poetry Month in the USA and Canada!
	Geoffrey Chaucer told The Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II on this day in 1397.
	American founding father Benjamin Franklin died on this day in 1790. Probably the most accomplished polymath of his era, Franklin's contribution to literature was the founding in 1731 of the first public lending library in America.
	Danish author Karen von Blixen-Finecke, better known by her pen name Isak Dinesen (Out of Africa) was born on this day in 1885
	Pulitzer-winning novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder (The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Eighth Day) was born on this day in 1897
	Kerry Thornley, better known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst (Principia Discordia), was born on this day in 1938
	Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy, Fever Pitch) was born on this day in 1957
	Gabriel García Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude) died on this day in 2014