John Adams

John Adams

male, deceased (1740)
John Adams (1704 - January 1740), was an American poet. Adams was the only son of Hon. John Adams (merchant) of Nova Scotia, and he graduated from...
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

male, deceased (1882)
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century.
Don Share

Don Share

male
Don Share is a poet, editor, and teacher. This summer he will become Senior Editor of "Poetry" magazine in Chicago. Share has been Curator of the...
Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney

male, 70 years old
Seamus Justin Heaney 's attempts to develop poetic language in which meaning and sound are intimately related result in concentrated, sensually...
Robert Bly

Robert Bly

male, 83 years old
All content of this site, unless otherwise noted, is copyright 2001 Robert Bly . All Rights Reserved. Any duplication, in any form without the...
James Agee

James Agee

male, deceased (1955)
James Rufus Agee (November 27, 1909 - May 16, 1955) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film...
Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash

male, deceased (1971)
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse.
Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson

male, deceased (1935)
Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 - April 6, 1935) was an American poet, who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
Heather McHugh

Heather McHugh

female
Heather McHugh (born 1948) is an American poet. She was born in San Diego, California, but was raised in Virginia. At the age of 16 she entered...
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