Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Housman's first manuscript got turned down for publication, so he published it himself. Who says self-publishing is for losers? (Source.)
Meryl Streep's character reads "To an Athlete Dying Young" in the movie Out of Africa. Just call him A.E. "Hollywood" Housman. (Source)
Famous playwright Tom Stoppard wrote a play, The Invention of Love, about Housman's life. (Source)