TWA poets: Robert Penn Warren

1905- 1989

It’s the birthday of poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren, born in Guthrie, Kentucky (1905). Growing up, he had no interest in writing or literature. He wanted to become a naval officer, but his plans came to an abrupt end as a teenager when his brother accidentally hit him in the eye with a rock and he lost his sight in one eye. He felt ashamed, ugly, …