July 7

Lesego Rampolokeng

Lesego Rampolokeng (born July 7, 1965) South African performance poet

Read about Lesego Rampolokeng here

Two poems by Lesego Rampolokeng here

Lesego Rampolokeng reads his poetry
 here


David McCullough

David McCullough (born July 7, 1933) U.S. historian – John Adams (2002)

Read more about David McCullough here

Watch a talk by David McCullough
 here


Helene Johnson

Helene Johnson (born July 7, 1906) U.S. poet of the Harlem Renaissance – “Trees at Night”

Read more about Helene Johnson here

Watch a program on Helene Johnson and the Harlem Renaissance
 here


Lillien Martin

Lillien Martin (born July 7, 1851) – U.S. psychologist, specialist in early childhood and old age – Salvaging Old Age (1930; co-author Clare de Gruchy)

Read about Lillien Martin here