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P. K. Page

P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (died 2010)

Born
November 23, 1916
Died
January 14, 2010
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1916

About P. K. Page

Patricia Kathleen Page, (23 November 1916 – 14 January 2010) was a Canadian poet, though the citation as she was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada reads "poet, novelist, script writer, playwright, essayist, journalist, librettist, teacher and artist." She was the author of more than 30 published books that include poetry, fiction, travel diaries, essays, children's books, and an autobiography. As a visual artist, she exhibited her work as P.K. By special resolution of the United Nations, in 2001 Page's poem "Planet Earth" was read simultaneously in New York, the Antarctic, and the South Pacific to celebrate the International Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations. Page's parents moved with her to Red Deer, Alberta in 1919, when she was only 3, and later to Calgary and Winnipeg. Her father was Lionel Frank Page, a Canadian Army officer. Page said her parents were creative, encouraging.

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P. K. Page timeline

  1. Page's parents moved with her to Red Deer, Alberta in 1919, when she was only 3, and later to Calgary and Winnipeg.
  2. By special resolution of the United Nations, in 2001 Page's poem "Planet Earth" was read simultaneously in New York, the Antarctic, and the South Pacific to celebrate the International Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations.

The world when P. K. Page was born

P. K. Page was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in P. K. Page's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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