Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Behind His Back
Wilbur's poetry career began when the Saturday Evening Post published a poem of his while he was away fighting in the war (1944). It's not the worst thing that could happen in your absence! (Source.)
You Like this Poem, Oui?
Wilbur not only writes, but translates, too. He's a regular Renaissance man! One of his more famous translations is of Moliere's "The Misanthrope." (Source.)
"To the left, to the left…"
Wilbur was demoted in the U.S. Army for having suspicious leftist ties. (Source.)