Old-poets in Americas, by popularity

1. Levy, D A   Americas. Born: 1942, Died: 1968 (modern), 20 poems.
   A major controversial poet who only lived for a short while but heavily influenced many with his "beat" style, and non-conformity.
2. Guiterman, Arthur   Americas. Born: 1871, Died: 1943, 27 poems.
3. Allison, Young   Americas. Born: 1853, Died: 1932, 1 poems.
4. Seeger, Alan   Americas. Born: 1888, Died: 1916, 76 poems.
   Ww1 Poet: "If it must be, let it come in the heat of action. Why flinch? It is by far the noblest form in which death can come. It is in a sense almost a privilege. . . ."
5. Jarrell, Randall   Americas. Born: 1914, Died: 1965 (modern), 28 poems.
   Poet, critic and teacher, Randall Jarrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Anna (Campbell) and Owen Jarrell on May 6, 1914. Mr. Jarrell attended the Vanderbilt University and later taught at the University of Texas.
6. Scott, David John   Americas. Born: 1817, Died: 1885, 37 poems.
7. Morgan, Angela   Americas. Born: 1873, Died: 1957 (modern), 5 poems.
8. Heredia y Campuzano, Jose Maria de   Americas. Born: 1803, Died: 1839, 4 poems.
   Cuban author, born in Santiago de Cuba, 31 December, 1803; died in Mexico in May, 1839.
9. Stafford, William   Americas. Born: 1914, Died: 1993 (modern), 38 poems.
   His poetry was strongly influenced by both the people and the plains region of his youth and young adulthood.
10. Lugones, Leopoldo   Americas. Born: 1874, Died: 1938, 9 poems.
    Born in Argentina in 1874, he is remembered not only as a poet but as a literary and social critic, and cultural ambassador.
11. S, M   Americas. Born: 1800, Died: 1900, 1 poems.
12. Gutierrez Najera, Manuel   Americas. Born: 1859, Died: 1895, 9 poems.
    His elegant poetry, edited after his death, is delicately musical and wistful
13. Lopez Velarde, Ramon   Americas. Born: 1888, Died: 1921, 101 poems.
    In his poetry he always sought to be original. His themes included exploring the Mexican landscape and the contrast between the traditions of the countryside and the turbulence of the city.
14. Bronte, Anne   Americas. Born: 1820, Died: 1849, 67 poems.
    Beginning to feel the first symptoms of her own fatal illness. The only thing that cheered her was the quiet but noticeable success of her poems in various literary magazines.
15. Nemerov, Howard   Americas. Born: 1920, Died: 1991 (modern), 38 poems.
    Nemerov's virtues are all in fact unfashionable ones for our time: vivid intelligence, an irreverent sense of humor, a mastery of formal verse, an awareness of mystery.
16. Van Doren, Mark   Americas. Born: 1894, Died: 1972 (modern), 10 poems.
    He served as literary editor of the Nation. The author of numerous short stories, novels, and plays
17. Paz, Octavio   Americas. Born: 1914, Died: 1998 (modern), 15 poems.
    An anti-facist, Mexican poet and essayist, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.
18. Campbell, William Wilfred   Americas. Born: 1861, Died: 1918, 33 poems.
    First two volumes of verse were Sunshine and Snowflakes (1888), and Lake Lyrics (1889).
19. Dorr, Julia   Americas. Born: 1825, Died: 1913, 10 poems.
20. Ellis, William Anderson   Americas. Born: 1837, Died: 1864, 2 poems.
21. Wright, James   Americas. Born: 1927, Died: 1980 (modern), 38 poems.
    Born in 1927 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, one of the steel-producing towns strung out along the heavily-industrialized Upper Ohio River as it borders West Virginia and Pennsylvania, James Wright graduated with honors from Kenyon College in 1952 and studie
22. Taggard, Genevieve   Americas. Born: 1894, Died: 1948, 48 poems.
    Genevieve Taggard was born November 28, 1894, Waitsburg, Washington. She grew up in Hawaii where her parents built and ran a large "Multi-cultural" school, they were missionaries. She obtained a scholarship which allowed her to attend the University
23. Bogan, Louise   Americas. Born: 1897, Died: 1970 (modern), 27 poems.
    The majority of her poetry was written in the earlier half of her life when she published Body of This Death
24. Dunbar-Nelson, Alice   Americas. Born: 1875, Died: 1935, 1 poems.
25. Gonzalez Martinez, Enrique   Americas. Born: 1871, Died: 1952, 11 poems.
26. Guiney, Louise Imogen   Americas. Born: 1861, Died: 1920, 31 poems.
    A Little English Gallery (1894), and Patrins (1897) brought her to the center of aesthetic life in Boston.
    
27. Corso, Gregory   Americas. Born: 1930, Died: 2001 (modern), 17 poems.
    During his incarceration, he read avidly from the prison library and began writing poetry
28. Moorer, Lizelia Augusta Jenkins   Americas. Born: 1861, 29 poems.
29. Smith, Clark Ashton   Americas. Born: 1893, Died: 1961 (modern), 165 poems.
30. Pales Matos, Luis   Americas. Born: 1898, Died: 1959 (modern), 3 poems.
    A Puerto Rican poet and essayist, who's work made Afro-Antillean poetry famous.
31. Allen, Elizabeth Akers   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1911, 12 poems.
32. Bangs, John Kendrick   Americas. Born: 1862, Died: 1922, 20 poems.
33. Adams, Leonie   Americas. Born: 1899, Died: 1988 (modern), 19 poems.
34. Akins, Zoe   Americas. Born: 1886, Died: 1958 (modern), 6 poems.
    Other plays written by Akins include: "Foot-Loose," "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting," "The Little Miracle," and "The Love Duel." She also authored many screenplays, two volumes of poetry Interpretations, and The Hills Grow Smaller, and a novel, Forever Young
35. Adams, John Quincy   Americas. Born: 1767, Died: 1848, 18 poems.
    Sixth president of the United States of America.
36. Untermeyer, Louis   Americas. Born: 1885, Died: 1977 (modern), 29 poems.
    Louis Untermeyer is an expert parodist, a poetry critic, a musician, aspiring composer, pianist, jeweler, journalist, editor, lecturer, teacher, radio commentator, Tv panelist, poetry consultant, a great poet all rolled into one.
37. Villaurrutia, Xavier   Americas. Born: 1903, Died: 1950, 4 poems.
    Mexican poet, playwright and founder of the first experimental theater group in Mexico City.
38. Acuna, Manuel   Americas. Born: 1849, Died: 1873, 1 poems.
39. Roberts, Charles G. D.   Americas. Born: 1860, Died: 1943, 37 poems.
    Known as the Father of Canadian Poetry, Charles G.D. Roberts was a poet and prose writer who inspired creativity in other poets of his generation, among them Bliss Carman (his cousin), Archibald Lampman and Duncan Campbell Scott. Together, these four
40. Mackay, Isabel   Americas. Born: 1875, Died: 1928, 102 poems.
41. Moore, Marianne   Americas. Born: 1887, Died: 1972 (modern), 20 poems.
42. Adams, Franklin P.   Americas. Born: 1881, Died: 1960 (modern), 166 poems.
    Adams' poetry is light and conventionally rhymed. He hated free verse  and was never slow in expressing this opinion. His verse is collected  in 10 volumes
43. Channing, William Ellery   Americas. Born: 1817, Died: 1901, 15 poems.
44. Follen, Eliza   Americas. Born: 1787, Died: 1860, 22 poems.
45. Timrod, Henry   Americas. Born: 1828, Died: 1867, 93 poems.
    A nineteenth century American poet, known at the time as “the laureate of the Confederacy” for his staunchly patriotic works.
46. Kees, Weldon   Americas. Born: 1914, Died: 1955, 39 poems.
    Born in Beatrice, Nebraska. A Poet, Author, Painter and Jazz musician.
47. Kemp, Harry   Americas. Born: 1883, Died: 1960 (modern), 36 poems.
48. Franklin, Benjamin   Americas. Born: 1706, Died: 1790, 7 poems.
49. Shapiro, Karl   Americas. Born: 1913, Died: 2000 (modern), 19 poems.
    Shapiro was one of the most distinctive American writers of the twentieth century. He was the author of numerous beautifully made poems written in an everyday American idiom.
50. Howells, William Dean   Americas. Born: 1837, Died: 1920, 17 poems.
    Known in the late 18th and early 19th century as the 'dean of American letters', William Dean Howells was a very successful Us writer and critic.

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