TWA Poet: Richard Aldington

1892 - 1963

It's the birthday of novelist and poet Richard Aldington (1892). He was born Edward Godfree Aldington in Portsmouth, England, but he chose the name "Richard" for himself while he was still a boy. He married fellow poet Hilda Doolittle, known as H.D., in 1913. Ezra Pound, who had been involved with Doolittle, had introduced them; they were all interested…