A poet was born 11 years before the husband of Joyce Brabner. This poet wrote the poem "August Houseplant".
Harvey Lawrence Pekar ( ; October 8, 1939  July 12, 2010) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical "American Splendor" comic series. 
Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923  20 December 1997) was an American poet. 
Joyce Brabner (born March 1, 1952)) is a writer of political comics and the widow of Harvey Pekar. 
"August Houseplant" is a poem from the collection "A Door in the Hive" written by Denise Levertov. 
