History Corner

A young American poet at the Whitefriars Club

In 1897, the twenty-five-year American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar travelled to England for a literary tour. He recited his works on the London circuit – and, what was not known before, visited the Whitefriars Club.

Christopher Logue speaks at the club

The poet Christopher Logue gives at talk on ‘The Modern Poet in Print’ at the Whitefriars Club