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Featured Article: Crane, Hart
Crane, Hart (1899-1932), was an American poet best known for his complex work The Bridge (1930). See more »
Aiken, Conrad Potter
Aiken, AY kuhn, Conrad Potter (1889-1973), was an American poet, novelist, and critic.
See more »Angelou, Maya
Angelou, Maya, AN juh loh, MY uh (1928-...), is an American author, poet, playwright, editor, actress, director, and teacher.
See more »Bates, Katharine Lee
Bates, Katharine Lee (1859-1929), an American poet and educator, wrote the words to the popular patriotic song "America the Beautiful." She originally composed the words as a poem in 1893.
See more »Benet, William Rose
Benet, beh NAY, William Rose (1886-1950), was an American poet, critic, and editor.
See more »Bishop, Elizabeth
Bishop, Elizabeth (1911-1979), an American poet, wrote poems that offer exquisitely detailed descriptions of landscapes, animals, and objects.
See more »Bly, Robert
Bly, Robert (1926-...), is an American poet most widely known as a leader of the men's movement.
See more »Brodsky, Joseph
Brodsky, Joseph (1940-1996), was a poet and essayist who won the 1987 Nobel Prize in literature.
See more »Coffin, Robert Peter Tristram
Coffin, Robert Peter Tristram (1892-1955), was an American author best known for his poems about Maine, his native state.
See more »Collins, Billy
Collins, Billy (1941-...), is an American poet who has achieved both critical praise and broad popular appeal.
See more »Crane, Hart
Crane, Hart (1899-1932), was an American poet best known for his complex work The Bridge (1930).
See more »Creeley, Robert
Creeley, Robert (1926-2005), an American poet, was one of a group of writers who are sometimes called the Black Mountain poets.
See more »Cullen, Countee
Cullen, Countee, kown TAY or kown TEE (1903-1946), was a black poet and novelist known for his lyrical poetry.
See more »Derleth, August
Derleth, August (1909-1971), was an American author and editor known for his stories of fantasy and the supernatural.
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