Let's make this birthday one to remember.

76 years old (Born on April 25, 1949)

Happy Birthday to the brilliant James Martin Fenton! Poet extraordinaire, insightful critic, and dedicated academic—your verses continue to resonate deeply. Whether it’s the haunting beauty of "Terminal Moraine" or the powerful reflections in "The Memory of War," your words captivate readers again and again.

Your shelves may overflow with honors like the Eric Gregory Award and Newdigate Prize—but today we celebrate you for much more than prestigious accolades: your remarkable wit, boundless creativity, literary contributions (and possibly your expertise at gracefully dodging tricky interview questions!).

Cheers to another year weaving wisdom into poetry—and making literature lovers everywhere envy those carefully crafted stanzas!