– 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 Boral (died 1919), Indian, Bengali-language poet Helena Jane Coleman (died 1953), Canadian music teacher, poet and writer Nagesh Vishvanath Pai (died 1920), Indian poet and fiction writer Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: April 6 – James Kirke Paulding (born 1778), American novelist, poet, writer for and sometime owner of Salamagundi magazine and a United States Secretary of the Navy August 25 – Johan Ludvig Heiberg (born 1791), Danish November 24 – George Croly (born 1780), Irish-born poet, novelist, historian, and clergyman See also 19th century in poetry 19th century in literature List of years in poetry List of years in literature Victorian literature French literature of the 19th century Poetry Notes Poetry 19th-century poetry