Sidney Lanier, poet, author and musician known for his writing in dialects, in a heightened, archaic American English, died September 7, 1881. He is equally known for his epic beard, and should be celebrated as much for his writing as his facial hair as September 7, 2019 also happens to be World Beard Day! 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotessidneylanier. . . . . . . . . . #sidneylanier #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #onthisdayinliteraryhistory #dreams #solitude #introspection #writers #bookstagram #bookish #bookquotes #quotes #writerquotes #authorquotes #writerquotes #goodquote #quoteslover #goodquotes #bookaholic #booknerds #quotesme #quotestoremember #beard #beards #facialhair #hipster #beardgoals https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HLAt5BGA3/?igshid=11n74nlrnmk6k