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  1. ,   Americas. 0 poems.
  2. Bates, Charlotte Fiske   Americas. Born: 1838, Died: 1916, 5 poems.
  3. Forman, Elizabeth Chandler   1 poems.
  4. Longstaffe, Ernest   English. Born: 1860, Died: 1950, 1 poems.
  5. Owen, Goronwy   English. Born: 1723, Died: 1769, 1 poems.
  6. a Beckett, Sir William   Oceania. Born: 1806, Died: 1869, 1 poems.
  7. Aaberg, Jens Christian   Americas. Born: 1877, Died: 1979 (modern), 2 poems.
  8. Aakjaer, Jeppe   European. Born: 1866, Died: 1930, 32 poems.
    As a young man he studied in Copenhagen, earning his living as a proofreader and later as a journalist.
  9. Aarestrup, Emil   European. Born: 1800, Died: 1856, 4 poems.
    Emil Aarestrup was born in 1800 and was a general physician and later worked as a Public Health Officer in Denmark.
  10. Aaron, Amelia Wire Holmes   Americas. Born: 1902, Died: 2000 (modern), 16 poems.
    Amelia Aaron was born in Louisiana. She was a businesswoman, and was accomplished in music and poetry. She lived to be 98 years old and she died in her home state of Louisiana.
  11. Aasen, Ivar Andreas   European. Born: 1813, Died: 1896, 3 poems.
    Norwegian teacher, poet
  12. Aazer, Kafeel   Asian. 2 poems.
  13. Abai, Kunanbaev Ibragim   Asian. Born: 1845, Died: 1904, 3 poems.
    Also known as Abay Kunanbayev
  14. Abbey, Henry   Americas. Born: 1842, Died: 1911, 6 poems.
  15. Abbot, John   English. Born: 1588, Died: 1650, 7 poems.
  16. Abbott, Howard S   Americas. Born: 1862, Died: 1944, 2 poems.
    Howard S Abbott was born on September 15, 1862 (sometimes credited to 1864) in Minnesota.
  17. Abbott, J H M   Oceania. Born: 1874, Died: 1953, 1 poems.
  18. Abbott, Claude Colleer   English. Born: 1889, Died: 1971 (modern), 1 poems.
    Poet, academic and collector.
    Noted for his editing of the letters of literary figures.
  19. Abdy, Maria   English. Born: 1797, Died: 1867, 3 poems.
  20. Abelard, Pierre   European. Born: 1079, Died: 1142, 1 poems.
  21. Abercrombie, Lascelles   English. Born: 1881, Died: 1938, 10 poems.
    Abercrombie's conviction that poetry was going through an exciting period of change, and his effort to develop (in theory and practice) the concept of realism in poetry, had an important effect on subsequent literary developments.
  22. Abrahams, Lionel   Africas. Born: 1928, Died: 2004 (modern), 10 poems.
  23. Abrahamson, W H F   European. Born: 1744, Died: 1812, 3 poems.
  24. Abram, Joze   European. Born: 1875, Died: 1938, 0 poems.
  25. Abravanel, Judah   European. Born: 1460, Died: 1535, 1 poems.
  26. Abreu, Casimiro Jose Marques de   Americas. Born: 1837, Died: 1860, 0 poems.
  27. Abu Madi, Ilya   Asian. Born: 1890, Died: 1957 (modern), 1 poems.
  28. Achelley, Thomas   English. Born: 1568, Died: 1595, 2 poems.
  29. Achterberg, Gerrit   European. Born: 1905, Died: 1962 (modern), 27 poems.
  30. Ackerley, J R   English. Born: 1896, Died: 1967 (modern), 1 poems.
  31. Ackermann, Louise-Victorine Choquet   European. Born: 1813, Died: 1890, 4 poems.
  32. Ackland, Valentine   English. Born: 1906, Died: 1969 (modern), 1 poems.
    Primarily known as an early lesbian rights activist, as well as for her staunch criticism of Britain's policy of non-intervention during the Spanish Civil War.
  33. Acklom, George Moreby   Americas. Born: 1870, 1 poems.
    Minor Canadian Poet.
  34. Acorn, Milton   Americas. Born: 1923, Died: 1986 (modern), 5 poems.
    Milton James Rhode Acorn was born on March 30, 1923, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He was the eldest of five children born to Robert and Helen (Carbonell) Acorn.
  35. Acton, Eliza   English. Born: 1799, Died: 1859, 63 poems.
    Eliza Acton wrote what was probably the first basic cookbook for the housewife rather than the trained chef with a full kitchen staff, 'Modern Cookery for Private Families' (London, 1845)
  36. Acuna, Manuel   Americas. Born: 1849, Died: 1873, 1 poems.
  37. Adamian, Bedros   European. Born: 1849, Died: 1891, 1 poems.
  38. Adams, Sarah Flower   English. Born: 1805, Died: 1848, 6 poems.
    Her feminism and professionalism, the nature of her work, and her unconventional lifestyle were all grounded in Unitarianism, the most progressive and liberating ideology of the 19th century.
  39. Adams, Bill   Americas. Born: 1879, Died: 1953, 23 poems.
  40. 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
  41. Adams, Francis William Lauderdale   Oceania. Born: 1862, Died: 1893, 92 poems.
    The brief, brave life of Francis William Lauderdale Adams— —makes a dramatic and remarkable story. Adams  was a brilliant English writer who championed the cause of nationalism and socialism in Australia in the 1880's.
  42. Adams, Arthur   Oceania. Born: 1872, Died: 1936, 77 poems.
    Writer of works for children. Arthur Adams edited three collections of well-known nursery rhymes which were set to music. They were published by Allan's the Australian Music company.
  43. Adams, Henry Brooks   Americas. Born: 1838, Died: 1918, 1 poems.
  44. Adams, John Quincy   Americas. Born: 1767, Died: 1848, 18 poems.
    Sixth president of the United States of America.
  45. Adams, Oscar Fay   Americas. Born: 1855, Died: 1919, 77 poems.
    Oscar Fay Adams was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1855. He graduated from New Jersey State Normal School. Died in 1919.
  46. Adams, Leonie   Americas. Born: 1899, Died: 1988 (modern), 19 poems.
  47. Adams, Mary Mathews   Americas. Born: 1840, Died: 1902, 1 poems.
  48. Adams, Charles Follen   Americas. Born: 1842, Died: 1918, 4 poems.
  49. Adams, John   English. Born: 1805, Died: 1882, 1 poems.
  50. Adamson, Bartlett   Oceania. Born: 1884, Died: 1951, 4 poems.
  51. Adamson, Henry   European. Born: 1581, Died: 1627, 9 poems.
  52. Adamson, Reverend John   English. Died: 1670, 6 poems.
  53. Adanac, Ian   1 poems.
  54. Adcock, Arthur St. John   English. Born: 1864, Died: 1930, 2 poems.
  55. Addison, Joseph   English. Born: 1672, Died: 1719, 17 poems.
    In the year of his graduation he published his Account of the Greatest English Poets. Through Dryden, to whom he addressed some complimentary verses, he was introduced to Tonson, who set him to work translating Juvenal, Persius, Virgil, and Heredotus
  56. Addison, Frances   7 poems.
  57. Ade, George   Americas. Born: 1866, Died: 1944, 41 poems.
  58. Adler, Frederick Henry Herbert   Americas. Born: 1885, Died: 1985 (modern), 0 poems.
  59. Adler, Mortimer   Americas. Born: 1902, Died: 2001 (modern), 0 poems.
  60. Ady, Endre   European. Born: 1877, Died: 1919, 23 poems.
    Ady's poems either scandalized people or were revered as standards of the revolution. No other Hungarian poet has been the subject of such fervent disputes as he.
  61. Aeschylus,   European. Born: -525, Died: -431, 13 poems.
    The "Father of Tragedy,"
  62. Africas , Anonymous   Born: 1, Died: 1950, 9 poems.
    I am no one,
    Constructing eternity so
    I can live forever.
  63. Afrika, Tatamkhulu   Born: 1920, Died: 2002 (modern), 7 poems.
  64. Agee, James   Americas. Born: 1909, Died: 1955, 3 poems.
    Academy Award nomination for best screenplay for The African Queen, 1952; Pulitzer Prize (posthumous) for A Death in the Family, 1957.
  65. Agustini, Delmira   Americas. Born: 1886, Died: 1914, 13 poems.
    Essentially a poet of ideas, Agustini combined deep spiritual and erotic yearnings in bold and expressive imagery. She abandoned traditional forms in her strongly controlled verses.
  66. Aiken, Conrad Potter   Americas. Born: 1889, Died: 1973 (modern), 110 poems.
    American poet, short story writer, critic and novelist. Most of Aiken's work reflects his intense interest in psychoanalysis and the development of identity. As editor of Emily Dickinson's Selected Poems he was largely responsible for establishing th
  67. Ainslie, Hew   Americas. Born: 1792, Died: 1878, 5 poems.
    Hew Ainslie Scottish-American poet, born in Bargeny Mains, Ayrshire, 5 April 1792; died in Louisville. Kentucky, 11 March 1878. He was sent to the Ayr Academy to complete his education, but was forced to leave  at fourteen years of age, due to  
  68. Aird, Thomas   English. Born: 1802, Died: 1876, 98 poems.
  69. Aistis, Jonas   European. Born: 1904, Died: 1973 (modern), 22 poems.
  70. Akahito, Yamabe no   Asian. Born: 700, Died: 740, 26 poems.
    He is famous for writing one of the first
    known descriptions of Mt. Fuji. Akahito was most famous for being able to simply capture a thought or a scene in a few short lines.
  71. Akenside, Mark   English. Born: 1721, Died: 1770, 60 poems.
    It is generally known to the readers of poetry that he intended to revise and augment this work, but died before he had completed his design. The reformed work as he left it, and the additions which he had made, are very properly retained in the late
  72. Akhmatova, Anna   Asian. Born: 1889, Died: 1966 (modern), 74 poems.
    Russian poet recognized at her death as the greatest woman poet in Russian literature.
  73. Akhtar-Ul-Iman,   Asian. Born: 1915, Died: 1996 (modern), 2 poems.
  74. Akhyaliyya, Laila   Asian. Born: 646, Died: 704, 4 poems.
  75. Akiko, Yosano   Asian. Born: 1878, Died: 1942, 8 poems.
    Yosano Akiko was a poet, essayist, and feminist (1878-1942). During the Taiso regime women journalists and women’s journals debated new roles for women under the title New Woman, which differed considerably from the Meiji role of "good wife and wise
  76. Akinari, Ueda   Asian. Born: 1734, Died: 1809, 0 poems.
  77. 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
  78. al-Farazdaq,   Asian. Born: 641, Died: 728, 1 poems.
    Arab poet famous for his satires
  79. Al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid   Asian. Born: 1058, Died: 1111, 1 poems.
    It was his habit from an early age, he says, to search for the true reality of things. In the process he came to doubt the senses and even reason itself as the means to 'certain knowledge', and fell into a deep scepticism.
  80. al-Haidari, Buland   Asian. Born: 1926, Died: 1996 (modern), 4 poems.
    Iraqi poet known for modernizing Arabic literature
  81. al-Husri, Abu l-Hasan   Asian. Born: 1095, 1 poems.
  82. Al-Karmi, Abdelkarim   Asian. Born: 1907, Died: 1980 (modern), 1 poems.
    Also known as Abu Salma.
  83. al-Mustakfi, Walladah   European. Born: 1011, Died: 1091, 3 poems.
  84. al-Sabur, Salah Abd   Africas. Born: 1931, Died: 1981 (modern), 10 poems.
  85. al-Sayyab, Badr Shakr   Asian. Born: 1926, Died: 1964 (modern), 1 poems.
  86. Alamanni, Luigi   European. Born: 1495, Died: 1556, 2 poems.
  87. Alarcon, Pedro Antonio de   European. Born: 1833, Died: 1891, 2 poems.
  88. Alba, Nanina   Americas. Born: 1915, Died: 1968 (modern), 1 poems.
  89. Albee, John   Americas. Born: 1833, Died: 1915, 10 poems.
  90. Albreht, Fran   European. Born: 1889, Died: 1965 (modern), 0 poems.
  91. Alcaeus,   European. Born: -620, Died: -580, 7 poems.
    Alcaeus (Mytilene, Lesbos, 620 b.C. - 580 b.C.) Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes.
  92. Alcazar, Baltazar de   Born: 1530, Died: 1606, 10 poems.
  93. Alchin, Captain Gordon   English. Died: 1947, 6 poems.
    Captain Gordon Alchin . Born in Kent. Died in 1947. Commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery, served in Flanders. Transferred to Royal Flying Corps, served in Flanders again. Awarded the Air Force Cross.
  94. Alcman,   European. Born: -654, Died: -611, 1 poems.
    Poet who worked in Sparta in the first half of the 7th century Bc.
  95. Alcock, Mary   English. Born: 1742, Died: 1798, 2 poems.
  96. Alcott, Amos Bronson   Americas. Born: 1799, Died: 1888, 15 poems.
    Alcott ideas were instrumental in forming Emerson's thought as recorded in the transcendental seminal work, Nature. Alcott was an early admirer of Thoreau's reasoned philosophy of civil disobedience, and acted upon those principles several years befo
  97. Alcott, Louisa May   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1888, 56 poems.
    More Famous for her Novels most of her poetry comes from songs she wrote for these or elegies for deceased friends and family.  Most famous Novel "Little Women"
  98. Alcuin,   European. Born: 735, Died: 804, 2 poems.
  99. Alden, Fredric James   English. 1 poems.
  100. Aldington, Edward   English. Born: 1892, Died: 1962 (modern), 29 poems.
    Even though in later years, most historians came to agree with Aldington's account of the facts of Lawrence's life, the general public in 1955 was not ready to accept it. The abuse aimed at Aldington from his critics was overwhelming and resulted in
  101. Aldis, Dorothy Keeley   Americas. Born: 1896, Died: 1966 (modern), 10 poems.
  102. Aldis, Mary   Americas. Born: 1657, Died: 1727, 4 poems.
  103. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey   Americas. Born: 1836, Died: 1907, 91 poems.
    Hailed as the father of the American novel,
    Thomas Bailey Aldrich loved Portsmouth
  104. Aldrich, James   Americas. Born: 1810, Died: 1856, 1 poems.
  105. Aldrich, Anne Reeve   Americas. Born: 1866, Died: 1892, 12 poems.
  106. Aldrich, Elizabeth   Born: 1907, Died: 2000 (modern), 1 poems.
  107. Aleardi, Aleardo   European. Born: 1812, Died: 1878, 3 poems.
  108. Alexander, Cecil Frances   English. Born: 1818, Died: 1895, 4 poems.
    Cecil was an English Romantic Poetess most commonly known for her piece " Maker of Heaven and Earth" .
  109. Alexander, Sir William   English. Born: 1567, Died: 1640, 161 poems.
    He was a member of the court of King James Vi. In 1621 he was granted land(s) in Canada, which he worked to colonize and named New Scotland or Nova Scotia.
  110. Alexander, Archbishop William   English. Born: 1824, Died: 1911, 109 poems.
  111. Alexander, Eleanor   English. 2 poems.
  112. Alexander, Hartley Burr   Americas. Born: 1873, Died: 1939, 7 poems.
  113. Alexander, Robert Jocelyn   English. 1 poems.
  114. Alexander, Lewis Grandison   Americas. Born: 1900, Died: 1945, 6 poems.
  115. Aleyn, Charles   English. Born: 1600, Died: 1640, 3 poems.
  116. Alfieri, Count Vittorio   European. Born: 1749, Died: 1803, 1 poems.
    The greatest tragic poet of Italy
  117. Alfonso, El Sabio   European. Born: 1221, Died: 1284, 9 poems.
    Alfonso X commissioned numerous works during his reign, including the Cantigas de Santa Maria (400+ songs mentioning the Virgin Mary) and the Libro de los juegos, or book of games.
  118. Alfonso II , King Alfonso II   European. Born: 1152, Died: 1196, 1 poems.
  119. Alford, Henry   English. Born: 1810, Died: 1871, 224 poems.
    He was born in London, of a Somerset family, which had given five consecutive generations of clergymen to the Anglican church.
  120. Alfred The Great, King   Born: 849, Died: 900, 3 poems.
    The "Consolation of Philosophy" he not only translated but adapted, adding much of his own. The "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle", the record of the English race from the earliest time, was inspired by him.
  121. Alger, Julie   Born: 1927, Died: 1994 (modern), 7 poems.
  122. Alger Jr, Horatio   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1899, 32 poems.
    His books captured the essence of the American dream; hard work, honesty, and strong determination would allow anyone to succeed.
  123. Alighieri, Dante   European. Born: 1265, Died: 1321, 25 poems.
    The essence of Dante's philosophy is that all virtues and all vices proceed from love. The "Purgatorio" shows how love is to be set in order, the "Paradiso" shows how it is rendered perfect in successive stages of illumination,
  124. Alishan, Leo   Asian. Born: 1820, Died: 1901, 8 poems.
  125. Allais, Alphonse   European. Born: 1854, Died: 1905, 4 poems.
  126. Allan, James Alexander   Born: 1889, Died: 1956 (modern), 0 poems.
  127. Allan, Peter John   Americas. Born: 1825, Died: 1848, 61 poems.
  128. Allegri, Allessandro   European. Born: 1520, Died: 1620, 0 poems.
  129. Allen, Samuel   Born: 1917, 2 poems.
  130. Allen, Leslie Holdsworth   Oceania. Born: 1879, Died: 1964 (modern), 1 poems.
  131. Allen, Elizabeth Akers   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1911, 12 poems.
  132. Allen, Charles R   Americas. Born: 1830, Died: 1900, 2 poems.
  133. Allen, Marian   Oceania. Born: 1892, Died: 1953, 2 poems.
  134. Allen Jr, William   Americas. Born: 1889, Died: 1949, 22 poems.
  135. Allerton, Ellen Palmer   Americas. Born: 1835, Died: 1893, 1 poems.
  136. Alley, Jerome   English. Born: 1760, Died: 1826, 0 poems.
  137. Alling, Kenneth Slade   Americas. Born: 1889, Died: 1989 (modern), 1 poems.
  138. Allingham, William   English. Born: 1824, Died: 1889, 51 poems.
    William Allingham loved poetry, he loved Ireland and particularly his native Donegal. He used his words so well to convey his feelings and to give us images of Ireland and the lives of people.
  139. Allison, Drummond   English. Born: 1921, Died: 1943, 2 poems.
  140. Allison, Young   Americas. Born: 1853, Died: 1932, 1 poems.
  141. Allison, Richard   English. 1 poems.
  142. Allmers, Hermann   European. Born: 1821, Died: 1902, 1 poems.
  143. Allott, Kenneth   English. Born: 1912, Died: 1973 (modern), 4 poems.
    The 1930s was a decade characterized both by intense anxiety and by a highly charged idealism, and much of the poetry of the period owes its energies to the fruitful conjunction of the two.
  144. Allsopp, Henry   English. 2 poems.
  145. Allston, Washington   Americas. Born: 1779, Died: 1843, 27 poems.
    American painter and author, b. Georgetown co., S.C. After graduating from Harvard (1800), where he composed music and wrote poetry (published in 1813 as The Sylphs of the Seasons), Allston went to London and there studied painting with Benjamin West
  146. Allston, Joseph Blythe   Americas. Born: 1833, Died: 1904, 1 poems.
    "Joseph Blythe Allston was born at "Waverly," the plantation of his father, General Joseph Allston, near Georgetown, South Carolina, February 8, 1833, and died in Anderson, South Carolina, January 29, 1904.
  147. Allwood, Brian   English. Born: 1920, Died: 1944, 2 poems.
  148. Almqvist, Carl Jonas Love   European. Born: 1793, Died: 1866, 1 poems.
    novelist, Playwright, poet and essayist. One of the most enigmatic writers in Swedish literary history.
  149. Alsop, George   Americas. Born: 1638, Died: 1673, 8 poems.
  150. Altaroche, Michel   European. Born: 1811, Died: 1884, 1 poems.
  151. Alver, Betti   European. Born: 1906, Died: 1989 (modern), 1 poems.
  152. Alves, Robert   English. Born: 1745, Died: 1801, 8 poems.
  153. Ambrosius, Johanna   European. Born: 1854, Died: 1939, 3 poems.
  154. Amelia, HRH Princess   English. Born: 1783, Died: 1810, 1 poems.
  155. Americas, Anonymous   Americas. Born: 1000, Died: 1950, 217 poems.
    I am no one,
    Constructing eternity so
    I can live forever.
  156. Ames, Richard   English. Born: 1643, Died: 1693, 22 poems.
  157. Amhurst, Nicholas   English. Born: 1697, Died: 1742, 94 poems.
  158. Amichai, Yehuda   European. Born: 1924, Died: 2000 (modern), 44 poems.
    Amichai has published eleven volumes of poetry in Hebrew, two novels, and a book of short stories. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages.
  159. Amiel, Henri Frederic   European. Born: 1821, Died: 1881, 1 poems.
    philosopher/poet
  160. Amiels, Gaubert   European. Born: 1200, Died: 1300, 1 poems.
  161. Amis, Sir Kingsley   English. Born: 1922, Died: 1955, 6 poems.
    Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than twenty novels, three collections of poetry, short stories, radio and television scripts, and books of social and lite
  162. Ammons, A.R.   Americas. Born: 1926, Died: 2001 (modern), 30 poems.
    Ammons was, quite literally, a modern poetical phenomenon. His influence over American letters is immeasurably profound, and, while his style may inspire comers of every stripe, his literary accomplishments are not likely to be duplicated in our time
  163. Amott, Lennox   16 poems.
  164. Amy, Francisco   Americas. Born: 1837, Died: 1912, 1 poems.
    Puerto Rican poet educated in the U.S. Translated all the great 19th century American poets into Spanish.
  165. Anacreon,   European. Born: -563, Died: -478, 13 poems.
  166. Anceps, Charles   1 poems.
  167. Andersch, Alfred   European. Born: 1914, Died: 1980 (modern), 0 poems.
  168. Andersen, H C   European. Born: 1805, Died: 1875, 1 poems.
  169. Andersen, Hans Christian   European. Born: 1805, Died: 1875, 3 poems.
    He once said that ideas for stories 'lie in my mind like seeds and only need the kiss of a sunbeam or a drop of malice to flower'. He would often thinly disguise people he liked or disliked as characters in his stories: a woman who failed to return h
  170. Andersen, Johannes Carl   Oceania. Born: 1873, Died: 1962 (modern), 3 poems.
    Born in Denmark in 1873, Andersen moved to New Zealand at the age of two years.
  171. Anderson, Alexander   English. Born: 1845, Died: 1909, 402 poems.
    Alexander Anderson, who generally wrote under the psuedonym "Surfaceman", was born in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland and became a surfaceman on the railway. He spent all his leisure in self-culture, he mastered the languages German, French, and
  172. Anderson, Robert   English. Born: 1770, Died: 1833, 300 poems.
  173. Anderson, Ethel   Born: 1883, Died: 1958 (modern), 0 poems.
  174. Anderson, Lilian M   English. 1 poems.
  175. Anderson, Margaret Steele   Americas. Born: 1867, Died: 1921, 2 poems.
  176. Anderson, Lee   Americas. Born: 1896, Died: 1972 (modern), 1 poems.
  177. Andrade, Jorge Carerra   Americas. Born: 1903, Died: 1978 (modern), 12 poems.
  178. Andrewes, John   English. Born: 1583, Died: 1640, 12 poems.
  179. Andrewes, John   English. Born: 1583, Died: 1650, 0 poems.
  180. Andrewes, Walter   English. Born: 1913, Died: 1980 (modern), 1 poems.
  181. Andrews, Jane   Americas. Born: 1833, Died: 1887, 1 poems.
  182. Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman   Americas. Born: 1860, Died: 1936, 1 poems.
  183. Andriekus , Leonardas   European. Born: 1914, Died: 2003 (modern), 83 poems.
  184. Andros, Richard   Americas. Died: 1868, 5 poems.
  185. Anees, Babar Ali   Asian. Born: 1803, Died: 1874, 4 poems.
    Famous poet of the Marsia (elegiac poetry in Urdu).
  186. Aneirin,   English. 3 poems.
  187. Angas, George   Born: 1822, Died: 1886, 0 poems.
  188. Angelou, Dr. Maya   Americas. Born: 1928, 24 poems.
    Dr. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature.  As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights  activist, producer and director, she
  189. Angilbert,   European. Born: 740, Died: 814, 0 poems.
  190. Angus, Marion   English. Born: 1866, Died: 1946, 3 poems.
  191. Anhalt, Duke Henry   European. Born: 1200, Died: 1267, 1 poems.
  192. Anjos, Augusto   Americas. Born: 1884, Died: 1914, 2 poems.
  193. Annan, Annie Rankin   Americas. Born: 1848, Died: 1925, 1 poems.
  194. Annensky, Innokentii Fedorovich   Asian. Born: 1855, Died: 1909, 22 poems.
    Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky's literary legacy is not expansive, but diverse. He was a poet, a classical philologist, a dramatic author, a critic, and a poet.
  195. Anschutz, Ernst Gebhard   European. Born: 1800, Died: 1861, 1 poems.
  196. Anster, John   English. Born: 1793, Died: 1868, 32 poems.
  197. Anstey, Christopher   English. Born: 1724, Died: 1805, 61 poems.
  198. Antar,   Asian. Born: 525, Died: 615, 2 poems.
    Antarah, ‘The Black Knight’, was the son of a tribal leader and an Abyssinian slave girl. He became renowned for his poetry and for his skill in warfare; ultimately he became the hero of an extensive legend, the Romance of Antar.
  199. Anthony De Wolfe Howe, Mark   Americas. Born: 1864, Died: 1960 (modern), 3 poems.
  200. Anton, Robert   English. Born: 1516, Died: 1610, 9 poems.
  201. Anwar, Chairil   Asian. Born: 1922, Died: 1949, 4 poems.
    Primary architect of the Indonesian literary revolution in both poetry and prose.
  202. Apollinaire, Guillaume   European. Born: 1880, Died: 1918, 32 poems.
    But nobody knows for certain who Guillaume's father was. In Paris there were rumours that the pope himself was the father. This was neither confirmed nor denied by the poet
  203. Appleton, Everard   Americas. Born: 1872, Died: 1931, 10 poems.
  204. Aquinas, Thomas   European. Born: 1225, Died: 1274, 6 poems.
    Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, perhaps the greatest Christian theologian / philosopher of all time. Best known for his Summa Theologica.
  205. Arabi, Ibn   European. Born: 1165, Died: 1240, 3 poems.
  206. Aragon, Louis   European. Born: 1897, Died: 1982 (modern), 1 poems.
  207. Arany, Janos   European. Born: 1817, Died: 1882, 6 poems.
  208. Aratus,   European. Born: -315, Died: -245, 0 poems.
  209. Arbuckle, James   English. Born: 1700, Died: 1742, 2 poems.
  210. Arbuthnot, John   English. Born: 1667, Died: 1735, 1 poems.
    Though the habitual cheerfulness of his disposition may have been all that the poet had in his eye. The only other work ascertained as Arbuthnot’s, besides those mentioned, is the celebrated History of John Bull, a political allegory, which has had m
  211. Arbuthnot, Alexander   English. Born: 1538, Died: 1583, 1 poems.
  212. Archer Sewall James, Alice   Americas. Born: 1870, Died: 1955, 3 poems.
  213. Arcos, Rene   European. 1 poems.
  214. Arensberg, Walter Conrad   Americas. Born: 1878, Died: 1954, 5 poems.
    Mr. Arensberg had been active in the new movement in poetry and was one of the group who contributed to the yearly collection called "Others". He is the author of "Idols", 1916.
  215. Arentzen, Kristian   European. Born: 1823, Died: 1899, 0 poems.
  216. Aretino, Pietro   European. Born: 1492, Died: 1556, 1 poems.
  217. Argensola, Bartolome Leonardo de   European. Born: 1562, Died: 1631, 2 poems.
  218. Arghezi, Tudor   European. Born: 1880, Died: 1967 (modern), 10 poems.
  219. Ariadne,   English. Born: 1650, Died: 1750, 0 poems.
  220. Aribau, Bonaventura Carles   European. Born: 1798, Died: 1862, 0 poems.
  221. Arif , Ahmed   Asian. Born: 1927, Died: 1991 (modern), 1 poems.
  222. Ariosto, Ludovico   European. Born: 1474, Died: 1533, 24 poems.
    Ariosto was one of the most influential poets of the Italian Renaissance. He began his career in the diplomatic service of Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, serving as liaison to Popes Julius Ii and Leo X. He is best known for his romantic epic poem, Orlando
  223. Aristophanes,   European. Born: -448, Died: -380, 15 poems.
    The more renown translations of his works were compiled by John Hookham Frere
  224. Aristotle,   European. Born: -384, Died: -322, 1 poems.
  225. Arkell, Reginald   English. Born: 1872, Died: 1959 (modern), 2 poems.
  226. Arkwright, Peleg   Americas. Born: 1842, Died: 1897, 1 poems.
  227. Arlott, John   English. Born: 1914, Died: 1991 (modern), 1 poems.
  228. Arlouine,   Americas. Born: 1830, Died: 1900, 1 poems.
  229. Armin, Robert   English. Born: 1565, Died: 1610, 2 poems.
  230. Armour, Richard   Americas. Born: 1906, Died: 1989 (modern), 7 poems.
  231. Armstrong, John   English. Born: 1709, Died: 1779, 13 poems.
  232. Armstrong, Martin   English. Born: 1882, Died: 1974 (modern), 7 poems.
  233. Armstrong, George   Born: 1845, Died: 1906, 0 poems.
  234. Arndt, Ernst Moritz   European. Born: 1769, Died: 1860, 4 poems.
  235. Arnim, Elisabeth Von   European. Born: 1785, Died: 1859, 1 poems.
    She was also a talented sculptor and musician. Her mother, had been close friends with Goethe and Bettina too became a good friend of his until 1811 when Goethe's wife Christiane found the friendship inappropriate.
  236. Arnim, Karl   European. Born: 1781, Died: 1831, 4 poems.
    His full name was Karl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig Achim von Arnim.  His fame rests on the volume of German folk poetry he collected and edited: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn). Influenced by Johann Gottfried von Herder's collection of Fo
  237. Arnold, Eberhard   European. Born: 1883, Died: 1935, 10 poems.
    July 26, 1883 - Nov 22, 1935
  238. Arnold, Matthew   English. Born: 1822, Died: 1888, 62 poems.
    Though perhaps less obvious, the tremendous influence of his poetry, which addresses the poet's most innermost feelings with complete transparency, can easily be seen in writers as different from each other as W. B. Yeats, James Wright, Sylvia Plath,
  239. Arnold, Cornelius   English. Born: 1711, Died: 1757, 32 poems.
  240. Arnold, George   Americas. Born: 1834, Died: 1865, 11 poems.
    George Arnold was born in New York City, New York, June 24 1834. While Arnold was still an infant his parents moved to Illinois, but he returned to the east and settled at Strawberry Farms, in 1849.
  241. Arnold, Sir Edwin   English. Born: 1832, Died: 1904, 48 poems.
  242. Arnold, Josias Lyndon   Americas. Born: 1768, Died: 1796, 6 poems.
    Dr. Jonathan Arnold, his father, was a congressman from Rhode Island and a friend to Vermont in her early struggle for statehood. He removed about 1780 to Winchester, N.H., becoming that year one of the charter proprietors of the town of Lyndon, Vt.
  243. Arnold, Eleanor Margaret   Americas. Born: 1928, Died: 2004 (modern), 1 poems.
  244. Arp, Jean Hans   European. Born: 1887, Died: 1966 (modern), 8 poems.
    "German-French sculptor, painter and poet.
  245. Arrebo, Anders   European. Born: 1587, Died: 1637, 3 poems.
  246. Arrington, Alfred W   Americas. Born: 1810, Died: 1867, 3 poems.
  247. Arsiennieva, Natalla   Asian. Born: 1903, Died: 1997 (modern), 1 poems.
  248. Artaud, Antonin   European. Born: 1896, Died: 1948, 1 poems.
  249. Arthington, Henry   English. Born: 1592, Died: 1607, 19 poems.
  250. Arvers, Alexis Felix   European. Born: 1806, Died: 1851, 1 poems.
  251. Arwaker, Edmund   English. Born: 1655, Died: 1730, 1 poems.
  252. Asaf , Ozdemir   Asian. Born: 1923, Died: 1981 (modern), 34 poems.
  253. Asastiani, Lado   Asian. Born: 1917, Died: 1942, 1 poems.
  254. Ascasubi, Hilario   Americas. Born: 1807, Died: 1875, 0 poems.
    Argentinean journalist, poet
  255. Ashby-Sterry, Joseph   English. Born: 1838, Died: 1917, 1 poems.
  256. Ashe, Thomas   English. Born: 1836, Died: 1899, 4 poems.
  257. Ashley, Kenneth Herbert   English. Born: 1887, Died: 1950, 4 poems.
    Kenneth Herbert Ashley was born in 1887 in England, as an English poet, novelist, journalist, and a farmer. He published Up Hill and Down Dales (19??) and Creighton the Admirable (19??) the latter being a novel and the first one his collected poems.
  258. Ashley, Margaret Lee   English. 1 poems.
  259. Ashmore, John   English. Born: 1580, Died: 1635, 79 poems.
  260. Asian, Anonymous   Asian. Born: 1, Died: 1950, 26 poems.
    I am no one,
    Constructing eternity so
    I can live forever.
  261. Askerc, Anton   European. Born: 1856, Died: 1912, 0 poems.
  262. Askewe, Anne   English. Born: 1521, Died: 1546, 1 poems.
  263. Askham, John   English. Born: 1825, Died: 1894, 1 poems.
  264. Asnyk, Adam   European. Born: 1838, Died: 1897, 0 poems.
  265. Asquith, Herbert Ashley   English. Born: 1881, Died: 1947, 26 poems.
    Herbert Asquith was born in 1881, he was the second son of the first Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, British Prime Minister (1908-1916), and often times people would get them confused with one another.
  266. Assadour, Zabel   Asian. Born: 1863, Died: 1934, 3 poems.
  267. Assmann, Freiherr von Abschatz Hans Erasmus   European. Born: 1646, Died: 1699, 1 poems.
  268. Aston, Tilly   Oceania. Born: 1873, Died: 1947, 0 poems.
  269. Asturias, Miguel Angel   Americas. Born: 1899, Died: 1974 (modern), 1 poems.
    Won the Nobel prize fir literature in 1967.
  270. Atherstone, Edwin   English. Born: 1788, Died: 1875, 57 poems.
  271. Atkinson, E J Rupert   Oceania. Born: 1881, Died: 1961 (modern), 76 poems.
  272. Attar,   Asian. Born: 1119, Died: 1193, 10 poems.
    He wrote at least 45,000 rhymed couplets and many prose works, and he was greatly admired by the Sufi poet Rumi.
  273. Atterbom, Per Daniel Amadeus   European. Born: 1790, Died: 1855, 3 poems.
  274. Aubanel, Theodore   European. Born: 1829, Died: 1886, 1 poems.
  275. Auber, Harriet   English. Born: 1773, Died: 1862, 7 poems.
  276. Auden, W H   English. Born: 1907, Died: 1973 (modern), 114 poems.
    he has been admired for his unsurpassed technical virtuosity and an ability to write poems in nearly every imaginable verse form
  277. Augier, Guillaume Victor Emile   European. Born: 1820, Died: 1889, 0 poems.
  278. Auringer, Obadiah Cyrus   Americas. Born: 1849, Died: 1937, 22 poems.
  279. Auriol, George   European. Born: 1863, Died: 1938, 0 poems.
  280. Aurobindo, Sri   Asian. Born: 1872, Died: 1950, 32 poems.
  281. Auslander, Joseph   Americas. Born: 1897, Died: 1965 (modern), 3 poems.
  282. Auslander, Rose   European. Born: 1901, Died: 1988 (modern), 4 poems.
  283. Austen, Jane   English. Born: 1775, Died: 1817, 13 poems.
    Jane Austen wrote her Juvenilia from 1787 to 1793; they include many humorous parodies of the literature of the day, such as Love and Freindship, and are collected in three manuscript volumes.
  284. Austin, John   English. Born: 1613, Died: 1669, 14 poems.
  285. Austin, Alfred   English. Born: 1835, Died: 1913, 249 poems.
    Austin published regularly for half a century and succeeded Alfred, Lord Tennyson as poet laureate of England in 1896
  286. Austin, Mary   Americas. Born: 1868, Died: 1934, 22 poems.
    Austin was born on September 9, 1868, in Carlinville, Illinois, the fourth of six children born to George and Susannah (Graham) Hunter.
  287. Ava,   European. Born: 1060, Died: 1127, 0 poems.
  288. Avidan, David   Asian. Born: 1934, Died: 1995 (modern), 3 poems.
  289. Axtell, Clifford Warren   Americas. Born: 1881, Died: 1957 (modern), 0 poems.
  290. Aytoun, William Edmondstoune   English. Born: 1813, Died: 1865, 19 poems.
    William Edmondstoune Aytoun is remembered today for his brilliant parody Firmilian; or, The Student of Badajoz. A Spasmodic Tragedy (1854), rather than for his more serious writings. Begun as an attempt to define and demolish the contemporary "Spasmo
  291. Aytoun, Sir Robert   English. Born: 1570, Died: 1638, 3 poems.
    Robert Aytoun's career marks the progress of a poet of Scotland and England at the union of the crowns in 1603, when King James Vi of Scotland became King James I of England. Aytoun's verses record his own political advancement, contemporary politics
  292. Azmi, Kaifi   Asian. Born: 1930, Died: 2002 (modern), 2 poems.
  293. Baargeld, Johannes   European. Born: 1892, Died: 1927, 1 poems.
  294. Baba, Abdur Rahman   Asian. Born: 1651, Died: 1710, 1 poems.
  295. Babcock, William H   Americas. Born: 1849, Died: 1922, 4 poems.
  296. Babcock, Maltbie Davenport   Born: 1858, Died: 1901, 4 poems.
  297. Babits, Mihaly   European. Born: 1883, Died: 1941, 6 poems.
  298. Bacchelli, Riccardo   European. Born: 1891, Died: 1985 (modern), 0 poems.
  299. Bach, J N   European. 2 poems.
  300. Bachchan, Harivansh Rai   Asian. Born: 1907, Died: 2003 (modern), 1 poems.
  301. Bachmann, Ingeborg   European. Born: 1926, Died: 1973 (modern), 10 poems.
    In 1973 Ingeborg Bachmann died, because she fell asleep smoking in her bed. She won many literature prices and is highly acclaimed in female studies.
  302. Bacon, Sir Francis   English. Born: 1561, Died: 1626, 5 poems.
    Bacon described his tutors as "Men of sharp wits, shut up in their cells of a few authors, chiefly Aristotle, their Dictator." This is likely the beginning of Bacon's rejection of Aristotelianism and Scholasticism and the new Renaissance Humanism.
  303. Bacon, Phanuel   English. Born: 1700, Died: 1783, 3 poems.
  304. Bacon, Sir Nicholas   English. Born: 1509, Died: 1579, 40 poems.
  305. Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam   Americas. Born: 1876, Died: 1961 (modern), 2 poems.
  306. Bacovia, George   European. Born: 1881, Died: 1957 (modern), 4 poems.
    It is said that he was, by formation, a symbolist, but he over come his epoch and belongs to the Romanian modern poetry.
  307. Bacsanyi, Janos   European. Born: 1763, Died: 1845, 0 poems.
  308. Baczynski, Krzysztof Kamil   European. Born: 1921, Died: 1944, 0 poems.
  309. Bagger, Carl   European. Born: 1807, Died: 1846, 1 poems.
  310. Baggesen, Jens   European. Born: 1764, Died: 1826, 19 poems.
  311. Bahu, Sultan-ul-Aarifeen Sultan   Asian. Born: 1628, Died: 1691, 1 poems.
  312. Baif, Jean Antoine de   European. Born: 1532, Died: 1584, 3 poems.
    BaIf’s innovations included a line of 15 syllables known as the vers baifin. He also meditated reforms in French spelling. His theories are exemplified in Etrenes de poezie Franzoeze an vers mezures
  313. Bailey, Philip James   English. Born: 1816, Died: 1902, 77 poems.
  314. Baillie, Lady Grizel   Born: 1665, Died: 1746, 1 poems.
  315. Baillie, Joanna   English. Born: 1762, Died: 1851, 196 poems.
  316. Bain, Bruce   English. Born: 1921, Died: 1985 (modern), 2 poems.
  317. Bain, Donald   English. Born: 1922, Died: 1990 (modern), 1 poems.
  318. Bairyu,   Asian. Born: 1804, Died: 1863, 1 poems.
  319. Baka , Istvan   European. Born: 1948, Died: 1995 (modern), 3 poems.
  320. Baker, Daniel   English. Born: 1654, Died: 1723, 35 poems.
  321. Baker, Henry   English. Born: 1698, Died: 1774, 146 poems.
  322. Baker, Peter   English. Born: 1921, Died: 1991 (modern), 2 poems.
  323. Baker, George Augustus   Americas. Born: 1821, Died: 1880, 1 poems.
  324. Baki, Mahmud   Asian. Born: 1526, Died: 1600, 11 poems.
    Baqi is considered by the Turks to be superior to all other lyric writers.
  325. Bakusui, Hori   Asian. Born: 1718, Died: 1783, 1 poems.
  326. Balaguer, Victor   European. Born: 1824, Died: 1901, 4 poems.
  327. Balantic, France   European. Born: 1921, Died: 1943, 0 poems.
  328. Balassa, Balint   European. Born: 1554, Died: 1594, 2 poems.
  329. Balazs, Janos   European. Born: 1905, Died: 1977 (modern), 0 poems.
  330. Baldvinsdottir , Helga   European. Born: 1858, Died: 1941, 0 poems.
  331. Baldwin, William   English. Born: 1515, Died: 1563, 21 poems.
  332. Baldwin, Faith   Americas. Born: 1893, Died: 1978 (modern), 2 poems.
  333. Bale, John   English. Born: 1495, Died: 1563, 1 poems.
  334. Balfour, Alexander   English. Born: 1767, Died: 1829, 2 poems.
  335. Balfour, Harold   English. Born: 1897, Died: 1988 (modern), 2 poems.
  336. Balkhi, Rabeha   Asian. 1 poems.
  337. Ball, Hugo   European. Born: 1886, Died: 1927, 5 poems.
  338. Ball, Caroline Augusta   Americas. Born: 1825, Died: 1900, 1 poems.
  339. Ball, A M W   Americas. Born: 1800, Died: 1900, 0 poems.
  340. Ballantine, James   English. Born: 1808, Died: 1877, 2 poems.
  341. Balmont, Konstantin Dmitrievich   European. Born: 1867, Died: 1942, 7 poems.
  342. Baltrusaitis , Jurgis   European. Born: 1873, Died: 1944, 15 poems.
  343. Bamford, Samuel   English. Born: 1788, Died: 1872, 110 poems.
    Samuel Bamford, was born on February 28th, 1788 in Middleton, near Manchester. Samuel's father, Daniel, was a handloom weaver of muslin, part-time schoolteacher, and a composer of religious songs.
  344. Bampflyde, John Codrington   English. Born: 1754, Died: 1796, 17 poems.
    His poetical works consist of 'Sixteen Sonnets' published in 1778,
    The sonnets are dedicated to a Miss Palmer, of London  a niece of sir Joshua Reynolds to whom John proposed to but never allowed to marry
  345. Bances y Lopez Candamo, Francisco Antonio de   European. Born: 1662, Died: 1704, 0 poems.
  346. Bancroft, Thomas   English. Born: 1600, Died: 1658, 13 poems.
    The dates are when he flourished.
  347. Bandeira, Manuel   Americas. Born: 1886, Died: 1968 (modern), 43 poems.
  348. Bandini, Albert R   Americas. Born: 1882, 0 poems.
  349. Banester, Gilbert   English. Born: 1480, Died: 1580, 2 poems.
  350. Bang, Herman   European. Born: 1857, Died: 1912, 1 poems.
  351. Bang, Claus Hansen   European. Born: 1618, Died: 1682, 0 poems.
  352. Bangs, John Kendrick   Americas. Born: 1862, Died: 1922, 20 poems.
  353. Bangs, Janet Norris   English. Born: 1887, Died: 1915, 1 poems.
  354. Banim, John   English. Born: 1798, Died: 1842, 28 poems.
  355. Banks, George   English. Born: 1821, Died: 1881, 1 poems.
  356. Banks, Isabella Varley   English. Born: 1821, Died: 1897, 2 poems.
  357. Bannatyne, George   English. Born: 1545, Died: 1607, 0 poems.
  358. Banneker, Benjamin   Americas. Born: 1731, Died: 1806, 2 poems.
    Publisher of an Almanac, vocal opponent of slavery, and street designer for the District of Columbia
  359. Bannerman, Frances   English. Born: 1855, 1 poems.
  360. Bannerman, Anne   Died: 1829, 11 poems.
  361. Banning, Arthur Alexander   Oceania. Born: 1921, Died: 1965 (modern), 1 poems.
  362. Banville, Theodore de   European. Born: 1823, Died: 1891, 4 poems.
    Banville, (Etienne-Claude-Jean-Baptiste-) Théodore (-Faullain) de
  363. Banzan , Kumazawa   Asian. Born: 1619, Died: 1691, 1 poems.
  364. Baour Lormian, Pierre Marie Francois Louis   European. Born: 1770, Died: 1854, 2 poems.
  365. Baquero y Diaz, Gaston   Americas. Born: 1918, Died: 1997 (modern), 0 poems.
  366. Barahona de Soto, Luis   European. Born: 1548, Died: 1595, 1 poems.
  367. Baranauskas, Antanas   European. Born: 1835, Died: 1902, 1 poems.
  368. Baratashvili, Nikoloz   Asian. Born: 1817, Died: 1845, 10 poems.
  369. Baratynsky, Evgeny Abramovich   Asian. Born: 1800, Died: 1844, 6 poems.
  370. Barbarossa, King Frederick   Born: 1122, Died: 1190, 1 poems.
    Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany.
  371. Barbauld, Anna Laetitia Aikin   Born: 1743, Died: 1825, 100 poems.
    A English Romantic Natural History poetess.Anna also had numerous ties with well-known writers of her day. Wordsworth greatly admired her writings, praising her especially for her poem "Life." He was even quoted as saying he wished he had written its
  372. Barber, Mary   English. Born: 1690, Died: 1757, 121 poems.
    Barber went to England with the help of Swift she assembled a large list of subscribers, including prominent citizens and royalty, for a volume of poems.
  373. Barbosa, Jorge Vera Cruz   Africas. Born: 1902, Died: 1971 (modern), 1 poems.
  374. Barbour, John   Olde English. Born: 1320, Died: 1395, 21 poems.
    today regarded as the father of Scottish poetry and history
  375. Barbu, Ion   European. Born: 1895, Died: 1964 (modern), 1 poems.
  376. Barclay, Alexander   Born: 1476, Died: 1552, 0 poems.
  377. Barclay, John   English. Born: 1582, Died: 1621, 0 poems.
  378. Barfield, Owen   English. Born: 1898, Died: 1997 (modern), 2 poems.
  379. Barham, Richard Harris   English. Born: 1785, Died: 1845, 25 poems.
    He sat up because he found, as the morning advanced, his ideas flowed more freely, and his mental energies became in every way more active than at any other period of the twenty-four hours.
  380. Barhite, Jared   Americas. Born: 1840, Died: 1921, 107 poems.
  381. Barile, Angelo   European. Born: 1888, Died: 1967 (modern), 0 poems.
  382. Baring, Maurice   English. Born: 1874, Died: 1945, 5 poems.
  383. Baring-Gould, Sabine   English. Born: 1834, Died: 1924, 4 poems.
    Sabine Baring-Gould was a prolific writer. At one point there were more books listed under his name in the British Museum Library than under that of any other English writer.
  384. Barker, George   English. Born: 1913, Died: 1991 (modern), 11 poems.
    Eliot wrote of his "genius". Yeats thought him the most interesting poet of his generation. Dylan Thomas envied his power over women.
  385. Barker, Jane   English. Born: 1652, Died: 1730, 1 poems.
  386. Barker, Elsa   Americas. Born: 1869, Died: 1954, 6 poems.
  387. Barlas, John Evelyn   English. Born: 1860, Died: 1914, 1 poems.
  388. Barlow, Joel   Americas. Born: 1754, Died: 1812, 24 poems.
  389. Barlow, George   English. Born: 1847, Died: 1913, 3 poems.
  390. Barlow, Jane   English. Born: 1857, Died: 1917, 3 poems.
  391. Barlow, Bishop William   English. Born: 1500, Died: 1568, 10 poems.
  392. Barnard, Mary   Americas. Born: 1909, Died: 2001 (modern), 9 poems.
  393. Barnard, Lady Anne   Born: 1750, Died: 1825, 2 poems.
  394. Barnard, William   9 poems.
  395. Barnefield, Richard   English. Born: 1574, Died: 1627, 7 poems.
    His obscure though close relationship with Shakespeare has long made him interesting to students and has attracted of late years further attention from the circumstance that important disc~veries regarding his life have been made.
  396. Barnes, William   English. Born: 1801, Died: 1886, 27 poems.
    "There is no doubt that he is the best pastoral poet we possess, the most sincere, the most genuine, the most theocritan; and that the dialect is but a very thin veil hiding from us some of the most delicate and finished verse written in our time."
  397. Barnes, Djuna   Americas. Born: 1892, Died: 1982 (modern), 9 poems.
  398. Barnes, Barnabe   English. Born: 1571, Died: 1609, 7 poems.
  399. Barnes, Leonard   English. Born: 1895, 0 poems.
  400. Barnitz, Albert   Americas. Born: 1835, Died: 1912, 1 poems.
  401. Barolini, Antonio   European. Born: 1910, Died: 1971 (modern), 0 poems.
  402. Baron, William   English. Born: 1865, Died: 1927, 39 poems.
  403. Barr, John   Oceania. Born: 1809, Died: 1889, 1 poems.
    Barr enjoyed a successful career as a poet, and achieved some eminence in Otago society. He was made laureate to the Caledonian Society of Otago
  404. Barr, Matthias   English. Born: 1831, Died: 1931, 2 poems.
  405. Barrett, Eaton   English. Born: 1786, Died: 1820, 6 poems.
  406. Barrick, James R   Americas. Born: 1829, Died: 1867, 3 poems.
  407. Barrington, Patrick   English. Born: 1908, Died: 1990 (modern), 7 poems.
    his nonsense poems were featured in the Punch Magezine through the 1930's
  408. Barrington, Paulin   English. 1 poems.
  409. Barrington, George   Oceania. Born: 1755, Died: 1804, 1 poems.
  410. Barsley, Michael   English. Born: 1913, Died: 1993 (modern), 1 poems.
  411. Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste Du   European. Born: 1544, Died: 1590, 1 poems.
  412. Bartels, Adolf   European. Born: 1862, Died: 1945, 0 poems.
  413. Barthelemy, Auguste Marseille   European. Born: 1796, Died: 1867, 0 poems.
  414. Bartlett, Gertrude   Americas. Born: 1876, Died: 1942, 4 poems.
  415. Bartlett, Joseph   Americas. Born: 1762, Died: 1827, 0 poems.
  416. Bartlett, George   English. 1 poems.
  417. Bartley, James   Americas. 140 poems.
  418. Barton, Clara   Americas. Born: 1821, Died: 1912, 1 poems.
  419. Barton, George   Born: 1836, Died: 1901, 0 poems.
  420. Barton, Bernard   English. Born: 1784, Died: 1849, 5 poems.
    Bernard Barton, an English poet, was born at Carlisle on the 3Ist of January 1784. His parents were Quakers, and he was commonly known as the Quaker poet.
  421. Barton, Emily   Oceania. Born: 1817, Died: 1909, 77 poems.
  422. Bartri, Agusti   European. Born: 1908, Died: 1982 (modern), 0 poems.
  423. Bartusek, Antonin   European. Born: 1921, Died: 1974 (modern), 0 poems.
  424. Bashford, Herbert   Americas. Born: 1871, Died: 1928, 11 poems.
  425. Basho, Matsuo   Asian. Born: 1644, Died: 1694, 110 poems.
    Basho Matsuo is known as the first great poet in the history of haikai (and haiku).
  426. Basri, Rabia   Asian. Born: 717, Died: 801, 4 poems.
    One of the most famous Islamic mystics was a woman: Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya (c.717-801). This 8th century saint was an early Sufi who had a profound influence on later Sufis.
  427. Bassani, Giorgio   European. Born: 1916, Died: 2000 (modern), 0 poems.
  428. Basse, William   English. Born: 1580, Died: 1654, 26 poems.
  429. Bastiaanse , Frans   European. Born: 1868, Died: 1947, 1 poems.
  430. Bataille, Georges   European. Born: 1897, Died: 1962 (modern), 1 poems.
  431. Bataille, Henry   European. Born: 1872, Died: 1922, 1 poems.
  432. Bates, David   Americas. Born: 1809, Died: 1870, 3 poems.
    He contributed as a man of letters to journals and published a volume of poetry, Eolian, in 1849.
  433. Bates, Katharine Lee   Americas. Born: 1859, Died: 1929, 101 poems.
    Probably best known as the author of the words to "America the Beautiful," Bates was a prolific poet and a professor of English and head of the English department at Wellesley, where she had been a student in its earliest years.

  434. Bates, Lewis J   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1932, 2 poems.
  435. Bates, Arlo   Americas. Born: 1850, Died: 1918, 17 poems.
  436. Bates, Clara Doty   Americas. Born: 1838, Died: 1895, 32 poems.
  437. Bateson, Thomas   English. Born: 1570, Died: 1630, 3 poems.
    He is known to have written church music, but his fame rests on madrigals, which give him an important place among Elizabethan composers.
  438. Bath, Elizabeth   66 poems.
  439. Bathgate, Alexander   Oceania. Born: 1845, Died: 1930, 1 poems.
    Bathgate worked closley with poet, journalist Thomas Bracken, author of the New Zealand National Anthem “God Defend New Zealand”, after purchasing the Evening Herald in Dunedin and was the principal founder of the Dunedin Amenities Society in 1888.
  440. Batiushkov, Konstantin Nikolaevich   Asian. Born: 1787, Died: 1855, 9 poems.
    it was Konstantin's youth spent in Petersburg which played the most important part in his development as a poet
  441. Batsanyi , Janos   European. Born: 1763, Died: 1845, 1 poems.
  442. Battaile, J E   Americas. Born: 1800, Died: 1900, 1 poems.
  443. Battersby , Hannah   50 poems.
  444. Baudelaire, Charles   European. Born: 1821, Died: 1867, 139 poems.
    French poet, translator, and literary and art critic whose reputation rests primarily on Les Fleurs du mal; (1857;The Flowers of Evil) which was perhaps the most important and influential poetry collection published in Europe in the 19th century
  445. Baughan, Blanche Edith   Oceania. Born: 1870, Died: 1958 (modern), 6 poems.
    Blanche Baughan became interested in developing a style of poetry relevant to a new colony. Her earliest published New Zealand poems, 'Young Hotspur' and 'The old place', were first published in the London Spectator in 1902
  446. Baumann, Hans   European. Born: 1914, Died: 1988 (modern), 0 poems.
  447. Baumbach, Rudolf   European. Born: 1840, Died: 1905, 1 poems.
  448. Baxter, Sylvester   Americas. Born: 1830, Died: 1930, 1 poems.
  449. Baxter, James K   Oceania. Born: 1926, Died: 1972 (modern), 2 poems.
  450. Baxter, Nathaniel   English. Born: 1569, Died: 1611, 1 poems.
  451. Baxter, Richard   English. Born: 1615, Died: 1691, 3 poems.
    Richard Baxter was an English Puritan church leader, divine scholar and controversialist, called by Dean Stanley "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen".
  452. Bayard, Elise Justine   Americas. Born: 1815, Died: 1850, 3 poems.
    Dates are circa.
  453. Baydel, Abdul Qader   Asian. Born: 1644, Died: 1720, 1 poems.
    The great court poet of the Moghol Empire who wrote in Persian and Dari.Baydel was born, lived and died in Mughal India but as he wrote in Dari he is considered to be a poet of Afghanistan.
  454. Bayldon, Arthur Albert Dawson   Oceania. Born: 1865, Died: 1958 (modern), 8 poems.
    he shows the influence of the Victorian Romantic tradition, although his verse does experience a change of tone from romantic to realist once in Australia, where he soon came to notice as a freelance journalist and a Bulletin poet.
  455. Baylebridge, William   Oceania. Born: 1883, Died: 1942, 10 poems.
    Born in Brisbane in 1883. He published many limited editions of his poetry and constantly revised and republished many of his poems.
  456. Baylis, Samuel Mathewson   Americas. Born: 1854, Died: 1941, 1 poems.
  457. Bayliss, John   English. Born: 1919, Died: 1978 (modern), 1 poems.
  458. Bayly, Nathaniel Thomas Haynes   English. Born: 1797, Died: 1839, 1 poems.
  459. Bazra, Jozsef   European. Born: 1804, Died: 1858, 0 poems.
  460. Beach, Joseph Warren   Americas. Born: 1880, Died: 1957 (modern), 2 poems.
  461. Beadle, Samuel Alfred   Americas. Born: 1859, Died: 1934, 66 poems.
    Samuel Alfred Beadle was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 17, 1857. He moved, with his family, to Jackson, Mississippi after the Civil War ..
  462. Bealu, Marcel   European. Born: 1908, Died: 1993 (modern), 0 poems.
  463. Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent   English. Born: 1872, Died: 1898, 9 poems.
  464. Beattie, James   English. Born: 1735, Died: 1803, 28 poems.
    The eminent rank which Dr Beattie holds as a Christian moral philosopher is a sufficient testimony of the public approbation of his larger literary efforts
  465. Beatty , Pakenham Thomas Beatty   English. Born: 1855, Died: 1930, 5 poems.
  466. Beauchemin, Neree   Americas. Born: 1850, Died: 1931, 4 poems.
  467. Beaufort, Jean   European. Born: 1891, Died: 1916, 0 poems.
  468. Beaumont, Francis   English. Born: 1584, Died: 1616, 14 poems.
  469. Beaumont, Joseph   English. Born: 1616, Died: 1699, 2 poems.
  470. Beaumont, Sir John   English. Born: 1583, Died: 1627, 1 poems.
  471. Beauregard, Alphonse   Americas. Born: 1885, Died: 1924, 1 poems.
  472. Bech, Bodil   European. Born: 1889, Died: 1942, 1 poems.
  473. Becher , Johannes   European. Born: 1891, Died: 1958 (modern), 0 poems.
  474. Bechstein, Ludwig   European. Born: 1801, Died: 1860, 0 poems.
  475. Beckett, Samuel   English. Born: 1906, Died: 1989 (modern), 3 poems.
  476. Beckh, Harold   Born: 1894, Died: 1916, 1 poems.
  477. Becquer, Gustavo   European. Born: 1836, Died: 1870, 31 poems.
  478. Beddoes, Thomas Lovell   English. Born: 1803, Died: 1849, 32 poems.
    his literary achievement; as far as the latter is concerned, he produced some wonderfully atmospheric "Gothic" poems that are quite a bit better than the usual run of such works one encounters among the creations of lesser-known 19th century authors.
  479. Bedford, Madeline Ida   English. 2 poems.
  480. Bedford, Ruth   Oceania. Born: 1882, Died: 1963 (modern), 1 poems.
    Ruth Bedford was a member of the well connected Anglo-Australian Stephen family.
  481. Bednar, Kamil   European. Born: 1912, Died: 1972 (modern), 0 poems.
  482. Bednarczyk, Czeslaw   European. Born: 1912, Died: 1994 (modern), 0 poems.
  483. Beecher, John Henry Newman   Americas. Born: 1904, Died: 1980 (modern), 2 poems.
  484. Beeching, Henry Charles   English. Born: 1859, Died: 1919, 5 poems.
  485. Beer, Patricia   English. Born: 1919, Died: 1999 (modern), 1 poems.
  486. Beers, Ethel Lynn Eliot   Americas. Born: 1827, Died: 1879, 4 poems.
  487. Beers, Henry   Americas. Born: 1847, Died: 1926, 5 poems.
  488. Beets, Nicholaas   European. Born: 1814, Died: 1903, 0 poems.
  489. Beevers, John   Born: 1911, Died: 1975 (modern), 1 poems.
    A biographer and translator also publishing poetry and short prose
  490. Begarie, Jean-Baptiste   European. 0 poems.
  491. Begbie, Harold   English. Born: 1871, Died: 1929, 3 poems.
  492. Behn, Aphra   English. Born: 1640, Died: 1689, 15 poems.
    From the Restoration Period she was the first women in England to earn a living as a writer .
  493. Bekh, Harold   English. Born: 1894, Died: 1916, 1 poems.
    2nd Lt. Harold Bekh was born January 1st, 1894, in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Haileybury College & Jesus College, Cambridge.
  494. Bell, James   Americas. Born: 1826, Died: 1902, 1 poems.
  495. Bell, James Madison   Americas. Born: 1833, Died: 1901, 32 poems.
  496. Bell, Henry Glassford   English. Born: 1803, Died: 1874, 0 poems.
  497. Bell, John Joy   English. Born: 1871, Died: 1934, 7 poems.
    J J Bell was a writer of social commentaries and great verse. He is most famous for his Wee MacGregor tales and is sometimes known by that name.
  498. Bell, Charles Dent   English. Born: 1850, Died: 1950, 1 poems.
  499. Bell, Henry Thomas Mackenzie   English. Born: 1856, Died: 1930, 1 poems.
  500. Bellamy, Jacobus   European. Born: 1757, Died: 1786, 0 poems.
  501. Bellay, Joachim du   European. Born: 1525, Died: 1560, 6 poems.
    Much of Du Bellay's poetry illustrates rather the age and school to which he belonged than his own temper and genius. As with the writings of Ronsard and the other poets of the Pleiad
  502. Belleau, Remy   European. Born: 1528, Died: 1577, 1 poems.
    For his early  Petites Inventions (1556) Ronsard called him the Peintre de la nature.  
  503. Bellenden, John   English. Born: 1533, Died: 1587, 1 poems.
  504. Belli, Guiseppe Gioacchino   European. Born: 1791, Died: 1863, 29 poems.
    His sharp satire gave life to a great number of humorous and witty sketches, though sometimes concealing bitter remarks about life and human condition.
  505. Bellman, Carl Michael   European. Born: 1740, Died: 1795, 8 poems.
    Swedish poet-musician, whose songs have remained very popular in Scandinavia. Beginning as a writer of Bacchanalian songs, Bellman produced over seventeen hundred poems, most set to music
  506. Bello, Andres   Americas. Born: 1781, Died: 1865, 2 poems.
    His poetry is known for its classical style, celebrating the natural beauty and country life of South America.
  507. Belloc, Hilaire   European. Born: 1870, Died: 1953, 99 poems.
    Both during his lifetime and since, Belloc's refusal to tone down his views, and his contempt for the political, literary and social establishments of the day, militated against recognition of him as a major writer and thinker.
  508. Bellows, John Adams   English. Born: 1822, Died: 1888, 1 poems.
  509. Belowes, Edward   English. Born: 1603, Died: 1676, 27 poems.
  510. Beltrametti, Franco   European. Born: 1937, Died: 1995 (modern), 1 poems.
  511. Belval-Delahaye, Francisque-Anatole   European. Died: 1918, 0 poems.
  512. Belyi, Andrei   European. Born: 1880, Died: 1934, 4 poems.
  513. Ben-Yitzhak, Avraham   European. Born: 1883, Died: 1950, 3 poems.
  514. Benedek, Elek   European. Born: 1859, Died: 1929, 0 poems.
  515. Benedictson , Margret   European. Born: 1866, Died: 1956 (modern), 0 poems.
  516. Benegasi y Lujan, Jose Joaquin   European. Born: 1707, Died: 1770, 0 poems.
  517. Benet, Stephen Vincent   Americas. Born: 1898, Died: 1943, 43 poems.
    American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best-known for John Brown'S Body, a long epic poem on the Civil War, which Benét wrote in France. Benét received two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry.
  518. Benet, William Rose   Americas. Born: 1886, Died: 1950, 13 poems.
  519. Bengoechea, Hernan de   European. Born: 1889, Died: 1915, 0 poems.
  520. Benítez, José Gautier   Americas. Born: 1851, Died: 1880, 0 poems.
  521. Benitez, Maria   Americas. Born: 1783, Died: 1873, 0 poems.
  522. Benitez de Gautier, Alejandrina   Americas. Born: 1819, Died: 1879, 0 poems.
  523. Benjamin, Robert C O   Americas. Born: 1855, Died: 1900, 18 poems.
  524. Benjamin, Park   Americas. Born: 1809, Died: 1864, 2 poems.
  525. Bennett, Gwendolyn   Americas. Born: 1902, Died: 1981 (modern), 6 poems.
  526. Bennett, Henry   English. Born: 1795, Died: 1894, 1 poems.
  527. Bennett, John   Americas. Born: 1865, Died: 1956 (modern), 3 poems.
  528. Bennett, William Cox   English. Born: 1820, Died: 1895, 3 poems.
  529. Bennett, Billy   English. Born: 1887, Died: 1942, 55 poems.
  530. Benserade, Isaac de   European. Born: 1612, Died: 1691, 1 poems.
  531. Benshimol, Ernest   Americas. Born: 1850, Died: 1950, 2 poems.
  532. Benson, Margaret   Born: 1800, Died: 1900, 1 poems.
  533. Benson, Arthur Christopher   English. Born: 1862, Died: 1925, 10 poems.
  534. Bentley, Edmund Clerihew   English. Born: 1875, Died: 1956 (modern), 58 poems.
  535. Bentley, Elizabeth   English. Born: 1767, Died: 1839, 128 poems.
  536. Benton, Joel   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1911, 5 poems.
  537. Beranger, Pierre Jean de   European. Born: 1780, Died: 1857, 10 poems.
    The songs of Beranger would scarcely be called songs in England. They are elaborate, written in a clear and sparkling style, full of wit and incision. It is not so much for any lyrical flow as for the happy turn of the phrase that they claim superior
  538. Berceo, Padre Gonzalo de   European. Born: 1195, Died: 1246, 4 poems.
    Gonzalo de Berceo was a poet and priest who focused mainly on singing the praises of various saints in his poetry.
  539. Berchet, Giovanni   European. Born: 1783, Died: 1851, 1 poems.
  540. Bergamin, Jose   European. Born: 1885, Died: 1983 (modern), 0 poems.
  541. Bergbo, Skogekar   European. Born: 1619, Died: 1684, 0 poems.
  542. Bergenhammer, Peder   European. Born: 1768, Died: 1825, 1 poems.
  543. Bergman, Bo Hjalmar   European. Born: 1869, Died: 1967 (modern), 2 poems.
  544. Bergsoe, Vilhelm   European. Born: 1835, Died: 1911, 1 poems.
  545. Berkeley, George   English. Born: 1684, Died: 1753, 1 poems.
  546. Berliner, Isaac   European. Born: 1899, Died: 1957 (modern), 0 poems.
    Born in Poland, moved to Mexico.
  547. Berman, Wallace   Americas. Born: 1926, Died: 1976 (modern), 4 poems.
  548. Bermudes, F Geronimo   European. Born: 1530, Died: 1589, 0 poems.
  549. Bernard of Cluny,   European. Born: 1050, Died: 1150, 2 poems.
  550. Berneri, Giuseppe   European. Born: 1634, Died: 1701, 1 poems.
  551. Beros, Bert   6 poems.
  552. Berrigan, Ted   Americas. Born: 1934, Died: 1983 (modern), 22 poems.
  553. Berryhill, Samuel Newton   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1887, 2 poems.
  554. Berryman, John   Americas. Born: 1914, Died: 1972 (modern), 152 poems.
    Berryman is a character of literary history who was a mix of eccentricity, emotional instability, and revelatory genius. And his persona was all of his own creating
  555. Bertaut, Jean de Caen   European. Born: 1552, Died: 1611, 1 poems.
  556. Berthon, Leon   European. Born: 1893, Died: 1917, 0 poems.
  557. Bertola de Giorgi, Aurelio   European. Born: 1753, Died: 1798, 0 poems.
  558. Bertolucci, Attilio   European. Born: 1911, Died: 2000 (modern), 0 poems.
  559. Bertrand, Aloysius   European. Born: 1807, Died: 1841, 1 poems.
  560. Berzsenyi, Daniel   European. Born: 1776, Died: 1836, 2 poems.
  561. Beshiktashlian, Mugurditch   European. Born: 1829, 4 poems.
  562. Best, Charles   English. Born: 1570, Died: 1627, 1 poems.
  563. Bestuzhev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich   Asian. Born: 1797, Died: 1837, 2 poems.
    The most popular Russian prose fiction writer in the 1820s and 1830s, Alexander Bestuzhev (pseudonym Marlinsky) was also a literary critic, poet, military hero, and revolutionary
  564. Betham, Matilda   English. Born: 1776, Died: 1852, 92 poems.
  565. Bethune, George W   Americas. Born: 1805, Died: 1862, 1 poems.
  566. Bethune, Alexander   English. Born: 1804, Died: 1843, 1 poems.
  567. Bethune, John   English. Born: 1810, Died: 1839, 1 poems.
  568. Betjeman, Sir John   English. Born: 1906, Died: 1984 (modern), 50 poems.
    In 1969, he was knighted, and when Cecil Day Lewis died in 1972, Jb was made Poet Laureate.
  569. Betocchi, Carlo   European. Born: 1898, Died: 1995 (modern), 0 poems.
  570. Betts, Craven Langstroth   Americas. Born: 1853, Died: 1941, 3 poems.
  571. Beveridge, John   English. Died: 1767, 0 poems.
    In 1752 he immigrated to America.
  572. Beverley, Elizabeth   38 poems.
  573. Bevington, Louisa Sarah   English. Born: 1845, Died: 1895, 78 poems.
  574. Bewsher, Paul   English. Born: 1894, Died: 1966 (modern), 3 poems.
  575. Beyatli , Yahya   Born: 1884, Died: 1958 (modern), 16 poems.
  576. Beza, Theodore   European. Born: 1519, Died: 1605, 1 poems.
  577. Bezruc, Petr   European. Born: 1867, Died: 1958 (modern), 0 poems.
  578. Bharati, Subramania   Asian. Born: 1882, Died: 1921, 1 poems.
    Bharati captured the imagination of the Tamil people.  His collection of songs on national unity, Swadesha Geetangal (meaning songs on Indian nationalism), was first published in 1908 which was followed by Janma Bhoomi (meaning motherland), published
  579. Bharatidasan,   Asian. Born: 1891, Died: 1964 (modern), 0 poems.
  580. Bhartrihari,   Asian. Born: 570, Died: 651, 11 poems.
    Complications of love life inspired Bhartrihari to become a recluse and a poet. The opening verse of his Vairagyashatak begins with a lament and ends with a wry curse-Yam chintyami satamtam mayi sa virakta ( The one I pine for is indifferent to me)
  581. Bhaskaracharya,   Asian. Born: 1114, Died: 1185, 1 poems.
  582. Bhattacharya, Sukanta   Asian. Born: 1926, Died: 1947, 3 poems.
  583. Bialik, Hayyim Nahman   Asian. Born: 1873, Died: 1934, 15 poems.
    His national poetry laments the degeneration of the Jewish nation in exile and strives to stimulate latent forces to create a new destiny. Expressing a wide range of emotion, his personal verse reflects the inner conflicts of modern man.
  584. Bibb, Eloise Alberta   Americas. Born: 1878, Died: 1927, 27 poems.
  585. Bickerstaff, Isaac   Born: 1733, Died: 1787, 1 poems.
  586. Bickersteth, Edward Henry   English. Born: 1825, Died: 1906, 67 poems.
  587. Bickley, Francis   English. 1 poems.
  588. Biebl, Konstantin   European. Born: 1898, Died: 1951, 0 poems.
  589. Biehl, Charlotte Dorthea   European. Born: 1731, Died: 1788, 0 poems.
  590. Bielert, Hans   European. Born: 1850, Died: 1950, 1 poems.
  591. Bierbaum, Otto Julius   European. Born: 1865, Died: 1910, 0 poems.
  592. Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnet   Americas. Born: 1842, Died: 1914, 44 poems.
  593. Bieston, Roger   English. Born: 1500, Died: 1600, 2 poems.
  594. Bigelow, Mary   Died: 1870, 47 poems.
  595. Bigiaretti, Libero   European. Born: 1905, Died: 1993 (modern), 0 poems.
  596. Bihari,   Asian. Born: 1595, Died: 1664, 1 poems.
    Bihari Lal Chaube was born in Govindpur, near Gwalior, and spent his boyhood at Orchha.
  597. Bilderdijk, Willem   European. Born: 1756, Died: 1831, 4 poems.
  598. Bilhana,   Asian. 1 poems.
  599. Biller, Sarah   27 poems.
  600. Billinger, Richard   European. Born: 1893, Died: 1965 (modern), 1 poems.
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