Talk:Peter Fallon (poet)

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Did you know... that Peter Fallon, an Irish poet who translated Virgil's Georgics, also edited a 1970 beat-poetry magazine that featured works by John Lennon and Allen Ginsberg?

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Edge3 (talk) 22:28, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Fallon at Slane Castle book launch in 2022

... that Irish poet Peter Fallon (pictured) of Gallery Press has edited and published 500 books of poetry and drama over more than 50 years? Source: "Peter Fallon, poet", https://boynemusicfestival.com/peter-fallon (Boyne Music Festival, profile) /
ALT1: ... that Irish poet and publisher Peter Fallon (pictured) co-edited a beat poetry magazine in Dublin in 1970 which carried work by John Lennon and Allen Ginsberg? Source: "Peter Fallon: A Poet, Publisher, Editor and Translator", Irish Academic Press, County Kildare, Ireland, 2014, editor: Richard Rankin Russell

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leonard Abrams
- Comment: Will add perhaps one more hook, and a QPQ within 2 days. Published just under 7 days ago.

Created by SeoR (talk). Self-nominated at 18:55, 16 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Peter Fallon (poet); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article: New enough (Created May 10, self-nominated May 16); long enough; style is neutral. Earwig gives 24.8% but the overlapping sentences are properly cited and put in quotation marks.

Hook: I personally am not a fan of the first hook (there are other prolific poets who are out there). ALT1 is good. I'd like to propose one more hook:

ALT2 ... that Peter Fallon (pictured), an Irish poet who translated Virgil's Georgics, also edited a 1970 beat poetry magazine?

ALT2a ... that Peter Fallon (pictured), an Irish poet who translated Virgil's Georgics, also edited a 1970 beat poetry magazine which featured work by John Lennon and Allen Ginsberg?

I would love to add John Lennon and Allen Ginsberg, but that would exceed the 200-character limit.

Picture: licensed and all good.

QPQ: ~~waiting...~~ completed.

Status: ~~Please let me know what you think about the hook. Please also complete the QPQ.~~ Otherwise, I am happy to pass this article for DYK! --TheLonelyPather (talk) 18:23, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, TheLonelyPather, and many thanks for a prompt and careful review. I'd be happy to support ALT2, and I like your point re. two key names who appeared (Lennon sent a drawing from the Amsterdam Bed-In for Peace, Ginsberg a couple of poems) amazing what a small publication could do. On ALT0, I see your point (the remarkable thing is that this individual, while writing and farming, has edited and/or published the majority of all books of poetry in Ireland over the last few decades, a minority area but still quite the achievement) ... and, you know, if it's really compact, a mention can fit within the character limit - I counted and offer ALT2a. QPQ is now attached (my first try turned out to have issues). SeoR (talk) 10:50, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback on the hook. I italicized Georgics because it is the name of a book. Oh well, I think being a couple characters above the limit really won't be the end of the world... Great work! --TheLonelyPather (talk) 12:49, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]