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Louise Gluck
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Louise Elisabeth Glück (pronounced “Glick”) was born April 22, 1943 in New York City and grew up on Long Island.
Glück graduated in 1961 from... about Louise Gluck
Latest Poem: Snow | Browse Louise Gluck's Poetry
Louise Gluck is/was from United States.
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A. E. Housman
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Alfred Edward Houseman was born on March 26, 1859 in Fockbury, Worcestershire, England. He was an English scholar and celebrated poet whose lyrics... about A. E. Housman
Latest Poem: When I Was One-and-Twenty | Browse A. E. Housman's Poetry
A. E. Housman is/was from United Kingdom.
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Sara Teasdale
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Sara Trevor Teasdale was born on August 8, 1884 in St. Louis Missouri. She was the youngest child of Mary Elizabeth Willard and John Warren Teasdale.... about Sara Teasdale
Latest Poem: Alone | Browse Sara Teasdale's Poetry
Sara Teasdale is/was from United States.
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Edward Thomas
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Edward Thomas was born to Welsh parents in London, and educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford. His father expected Edward to enter... about Edward Thomas
Latest Poem: October | Browse Edward Thomas's Poetry
Edward Thomas is/was from United Kingdom.
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William Butler Yeats
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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was born in Dublin into an Irish Protestant family. His father, John Butler Yeats, a clergyman's son, was a lawyer... about William Butler Yeats
Latest Poem: The Fisherman | Browse William Butler Yeats's Poetry
William Butler Yeats is/was from Ireland.
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Constantine P. Cavafy
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Constantine P. Cavafy was born Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis (or Kabaphs) in Alexandria, Egypt, into a wealthy merchant family. Originally the family... about Constantine P. Cavafy
Latest Poem: Understanding | Browse Constantine P. Cavafy's Poetry
Constantine P. Cavafy is/was from Egypt.
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Vachel Lindsay
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Vachel Lindsay -- poet, idealist, troubador -- is sometimes called Springfield's "second most famous" son. He was born in Springfield in... about Vachel Lindsay
Latest Poem: To Gloriana | Browse Vachel Lindsay's Poetry
Vachel Lindsay is/was from United States.
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Pablo Neruda
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Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose real name is Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, was born on 12 July, 1904, in the town of Parral in Chile. His father was... about Pablo Neruda
Latest Poem: I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair | Browse Pablo Neruda's Poetry
Pablo Neruda is/was from Chile.
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Emily Bronte
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Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, in the north of England. Her father, the Rev. Patrick Bronte, had moved from Ireland to... about Emily Bronte
Latest Poem: At Castle Wood | Browse Emily Bronte's Poetry
Emily Bronte is/was from United Kingdom.
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John Betjeman
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John Betjeman was born on August 28th, 1906, near Highgate, London. His father was Ernest Betjemann, a cabinet maker, a trade which had been in the... about John Betjeman
Latest Poem: How To Get On In Society | Browse John Betjeman's Poetry
John Betjeman is/was from United Kingdom.
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