William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams

male, deceased
Dr. William Carlos Williams (sometimes known as WCW) (September 17, 1883 - March 4, 1963), was an American poet closely associated with modernism...
E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings

male, deceased
Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962), abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright....
Ron Silliman

Ron Silliman

male (Paoli, PA, United States)
Ron Silliman (born August 5,1946 in Pasco, Washington) is a contemporary American poet. He has written and edited 26 books to date. Between 1979 &...
Frank O'Hara

Frank O'Hara

male, deceased
Francis Russell O'Hara was an American poet who, along with John Ashbery, James Schuyler and Kenneth Koch, was a key member of what was known as...
Charles Bernstein

Charles Bernstein

male
Charles Bernstein (born April 4, 1950) is an American poet, critic, editor and teacher. He is one of the most prominent members of the Language poets.
Anne Waldman

Anne Waldman

female (Boulder, co, United States)
Anne Waldman (born April 2, 1945) is an American poet. Waldman was born in Millville, New Jersey and grew up on MacDougal Street in New York City....
Susan Howe

Susan Howe

female
Susan Howe (born 1937) is an American poet and critic who has been closely associated with the Language poets, among others. Her sister is the poet...
Michael Palmer

Michael Palmer

male
Michael Palmer (b.1943 in Manhattan, New York) is a contemporary American poet and translator. He has worked extensively with contemporary Dance...
Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

male, deceased
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, an author, and an amateur poet who wrote the words to the United...