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1 Louise Gluck
Louise Gluck
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: Horse | Browse Louise Gluck's Poetry
Louise Gluck is/was from United States.

2 A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman
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: Here Dead We Lie | Browse A. E. Housman's Poetry
A. E. Housman is/was from United Kingdom.

3 William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
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.

4 Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
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.

5 Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte
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.

6 Constantine P. Cavafy
Constantine P. Cavafy
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: Walls | Browse Constantine P. Cavafy's Poetry
Constantine P. Cavafy is/was from Egypt.

7 Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich (b. 1929). Born to a middle-class family, Rich was educated by her parents until she entered public school in the fourth grade. She... about Adrienne Rich

Latest Poem: Our Whole Life | Browse Adrienne Rich's Poetry
Adrienne Rich is/was from United States.

8 William Stafford
William Stafford
William Edgar Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on January 17, 1914, to Ruby Mayher and Earl Ingersoll Stafford. The eldest of three children,... about William Stafford

Latest Poem: A Ritual To Read To Each Other | Browse William Stafford's Poetry
William Stafford is/was from United Kingdom.

9 Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
Anne Gray Harvey was born November 9, 1928 in Weston, Mass. to Mary Gray Staples Harvey and Ralph Churchill Harvey. The youngest of three sisters,... about Anne Sexton

Latest Poem: Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) | Browse Anne Sexton's Poetry
Anne Sexton is/was from United States.

10 Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau, (1817-1862) was born in Concord, Massachusetts, which was center of his life, although he spent several years in his childhood in... about Henry David Thoreau

Latest Poem: I Knew A Man By Sight | Browse Henry David Thoreau's Poetry
Henry David Thoreau is/was from United Kingdom.