Billy Collins

Billy Collins

male, 68 years old
College of the Holy Cross, AmericanPoetLaureate, College of the Holy Cross alumni, Poet Laureate of the United States, Poetry of the United States, University of California, Riverside alumni…American, poet
William J. ("Billy") Collins (born March 22, 1941) is a poet who served two terms as the 11th Poet Laureate of the United States, from 2001 to...
Robert Frost

Robert Frost

male, deceased (1963)
rural life, Robert Lee Frost, University of University of Cambridge, AmericanPoetLaureate, Sonneteers, Alumni of the University of Oxford…American, American Poets Laureate, English-language poet, poet
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work frequently drew inspiration from rural life in New England,...
Ted Kooser

Ted Kooser

male, 70 years old
AmericanPoetLaureate, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner, Nebraska writer, a small man, Insurance man, sweet…American, American Poets Laureate, poet laureate, poet
Ted Kooser ('62 English and speech) has elevated Iowa State University's prominence in the literary arts more than any other graduate in the...
Stanley Kunitz

Stanley Kunitz

male, deceased (2006)
AmericanPoetLaureate, Lithuanian-American, Harvard Centennial Medal recipient, Harvard University alumni, Centenarian, from Massachusetts…poet, Jewish American, United States Poet Laureate, poet laureate, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
Stanley Jasspon Kunitz /'kju:nɪts/ (July 29, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was a noted American poet who served two years (1974-1976) as the Consultant in...
Donald Hall

Donald Hall

male, 81 years old
tax resister, Phillips Exeter Academy alumni, AmericanPoetLaureate, poet, American Poets Laureate, Glascock Prize winner…American, U.S. Poet Laureate
Donald Hall (born September 20, 1928) is an American poet and the U.S. Poet Laureate.
Robert Hass

Robert Hass

male, 68 years old
AmericanPoetLaureate, west coast, American Poets Laureate, West Coast of the United States, University at Buffalo alumni, MacArthur Fellow…poet, American, Academy of American Poets
Robert L. Hass (b. March 1, 1941) is a Californian poet whose works are well-known for their West Coast subject and attitude.
Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks

female, deceased (2000)
AmericanPoetLaureate, From Topeka, Kansas, writer, Illinois writer, Chicago writer, from Chicago…American Poets Laureate, poet, woman poet, African American
Gwendolyn Brooks was an award-winning African American woman poet.
Mark Strand

Mark Strand

male, 75 years old
AmericanPoetLaureate, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner, Utah writer, Antioch College alumni, American, American Poets Laureate…poet
Mark Strand (born April 11, 1934) is an American poet, born in Canada.