Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke

male, deceased (1926)
Rainer Maria Rilke is considered one of the German language's greatest 20th century poets. His haunting images tend to focus on the difficulty of...

Lou Andreas-Salomé

female, deceased (1937)
Lou Andreas-Salomé (née Louise von Salomé was a Russian-born psychoanalyst and author. Her diverse intellectual interests led to friendships wit...
Philippe Jaccottet

Philippe Jaccottet

male, 84 years old
Philippe Jaccottet is a poet and translator who publishes in French. After completing his studies in Lausanne, he lived several years in Paris. In...
Don Paterson

Don Paterson

male, 46 years old
Don Paterson, Scottish poet, writer and musician, was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963. He won an Eric Gregory Award in 1990 and his poem 'A...
Olga Orozco

Olga Orozco

female, deceased (1999)
Olga Orozco (real name Olga Noemí Gugliotta) was an Argentine poet born in Toay, La Pampa. She spent her childhood in Bahía Blanca until she was 16...
Hans Egon Holthusen

Hans Egon Holthusen

male, deceased (1997)
Hans Egon Holthusen was a German lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar. Holthusen was born at Rendsburg in Schleswig-Holstein (a state, or...
Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre

Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre

male
Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890-1967) is known for his poetry and translations of Baudelaire, Verlaine, Goethe and Rilke. He graduated from USC, and...
Valentin Iremonger

Valentin Iremonger

male, deceased (1991)
Valentin Iremonger was an Irish diplomat and poet. He was born in Dublin and joined the diplomatic service. He served as Irish Ambassador to...

Liang Zongdai

male, deceased (1983)
Liang Zongdai (1903 - 1983) was a Chinese poet and translator. Born in Xinhui, Guangdong, he went to Europe to study western languages in 1924. His...
Herbert Deinert

Herbert Deinert

male (Ithaca, New York, United States)
Herbert Deinert is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of German Studies, Cornell University. He is a noted scholar focusing on German...