Andrew Motion

Andrew Motion

male, 57 years old
FRSL, Royal Society of Literature, Academic of Royal Holloway, University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London, Alumni of University College, Oxford, University College, Oxford…poetlaureate, English Poets Laureate, poet
Andrew Motion, FRSL, (born October 26, 1952) is an English poet, novelist and biographer who is the current Poet Laureate. His poems are known for...
Ted Hughes

Ted Hughes

male, deceased (1998)
poet, Member of the Order of Merit, Guardian award winner, feminism, British, poetlaureate…English Poets Laureate
Edward James Hughes OM (17 August 1930 - 28 October 1998) was an English poet and children's writer, known as Ted Hughes. Critics routinely rank...
Ted Kooser

Ted Kooser

male, 70 years old
American Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner, Nebraska writer, a small man, Insurance man, sweet…American Poets Laureate, poetlaureate, 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...
William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth

male, deceased (1850)
Sonneteers, English, From Cumberland, Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge, Lyrical Ballads, Romantic Age…English Poets Laureate, poetlaureate, Romantic poet, poet
William Wordsworth was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with...
Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

male, deceased (1985)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Poetry Book Society, Academic of the University of Hull, St John's College, Oxford, Order of the Companions of Honour, FRSL…poetlaureate, poet
Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL, (9 August 1922 - 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. He spent his working life as...
Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

male, deceased (1936)
science fiction writer, British imperialism, British Empire, buried at Westminster Abbey, Writer-illustrator, mandalay…poetlaureate, World War I poet, poet, Nobel laureate in Literature
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children's books, including "The Jungle Book"...
John Betjeman

John Betjeman

male, deceased (1984)
Old Cholmeleian, Private Eye contributor, Parkinson's disease, Hampstead, From HAMPSTEAD, From wantage…poet, English Poets Laureate, poetlaureate
Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August, 1906 - 19 May, 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in "Who's Who" as a "poet...
Stanley Kunitz

Stanley Kunitz

male, deceased (2006)
American Poet Laureate, Lithuanian-American, Harvard Centennial Medal recipient, Harvard University alumni, Centenarian, from Massachusetts…poet, United States Poet Laureate, poetlaureate, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, American Poets Laureate
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...
Patti Smith

Patti Smith

female, 62 years old
Punk rock singer, Songwriter, American anti Iraq War activist, poet, artist, platinum disc…poetlaureate
Patricia Lee ("Patti") Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American musician, singer, and poet. Smith came to prominence during the punk movement...
John Masefield

John Masefield

male, deceased (1967)
buried at Westminster Abbey, poet, "Sea-Fever", The Midnight Folk, Saltwater Ballads, "Captain Margaret"…English Poets Laureate, poetlaureate
John Edward Masefield, OM, (1 June 1878 - 12 May 1967), was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is...