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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: Horse | 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: Here Dead We Lie | Browse A. E. Housman's Poetry
A. E. Housman 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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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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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: Walls | Browse Constantine P. Cavafy's Poetry
Constantine P. Cavafy is/was from Egypt.
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Adrienne Rich
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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.
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William Stafford
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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.
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Anne Sexton
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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.
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Henry David Thoreau
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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.
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