The Surprising Story Behind the Poem “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple”
The poem’s actually titled “Warning” and it celebrates aging with panache. English poet Jenny Joseph wrote in 1961 at 29. Did she fulfill her own prophecy?
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Inge Ginsberg: The 99-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Who Become a Heavy Metal Sensation
Inge Ginsberg escaped Nazi Austria over the Alps, ran a spy villa in Switzerland, and wrote lyrics for Dean Martin. At 99, she fronted a metal band.
Wallace Stevens: The Lawyer Who Won the Pulitzer for Poetry at Age 75
At age 75, Wallace Stevens won the Pulitzer for poetry while serving as vice president of Hartford Insurance. How did he reconcile this double life?