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  1. ibn al Abd, Tarafah   Asian. Born: 543, Died: 569, 1 poems.
    Tarafah a pre islamic Arab poet from Bahrain famous for writing the longest of the seven odes in the celebrated collection of pre-Islamic poetry al-Mu'allaqat.
  2. ibn Gabirol, Shlomo   European. Born: 1021, Died: 1055, 57 poems.
    Poet, Philosopher and Mystic
  3. ibn Harun al-Ramadi, Yusuf   Died: 1022, 1 poems.
  4. ibn Hujr, Imru al Qays   Asian. Born: 500, Died: 550, 1 poems.
    The fame of Imr Al-Qais, ‘The Wandering King’, was said to have caused him to be summoned to the court of the Emperor Justinian at Byzantium in 530
  5. Ibn Jakh,   European. Born: 1000, Died: 1050, 1 poems.
    11th Century Arabic Poet
  6. ibn Mansur Al-Hallaj, Hussein   Asian. Born: 858, Died: 922, 2 poems.
    He is referred to as "Love's Prophet." Considered one of the most influential Sufi writers and an important character in Islamic history.
  7. Ibsen, Henrik Johan   European. Born: 1828, Died: 1906, 10 poems.
    Norwegian playwright and luminary of the 19th-century Norwegian literature. Ibsen is generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama.
  8. Ide, Abijah Metcalf   Americas. Born: 1825, Died: 1873, 3 poems.
  9. Ignatow, David   Americas. Born: 1914, Died: 1997 (modern), 12 poems.
    He was the author of numerous books of poetry, including Living Is What I Wanted
  10. Im, Che   Asian. Born: 1549, Died: 1587, 1 poems.
    Im Che was a talented Korean writer in both prose and verse. He pursued a nonconformist lifestyle; his most famous sijo was a tribute to the deceased kisaeng Hwang Chin-i.
  11. Imber, Naphtali Herz   European. Born: 1856, Died: 1909, 1 poems.
  12. Imbs, Bravig   Americas. Born: 1904, Died: 1946, 2 poems.
  13. Inchbold, John William   English. Born: 1830, Died: 1888, 57 poems.
  14. Inchfawn, Fay   English. Born: 1880, Died: 1978 (modern), 46 poems.
  15. Inciura, Kazys   European. Born: 1906, Died: 1974 (modern), 1 poems.
  16. Ingamells, Rex   Oceania. Born: 1913, Died: 1955, 7 poems.
    Rex Ingamells (1913-54) was both an avid Australian patriot and a pro-monarchist and he saw no contradiction in this stance. A poet and writer, he founded the Jindyworobak movement in Adelaide in 1938. The Jindy poets, as they became known, concentra
  17. Ingelow, Jean   English. Born: 1820, Died: 1897, 97 poems.
    A once internationally loved author, now nearly forgotten completely, best remembered for oustanding descriptions of nature.
  18. Ingemann, Bernhard Severin   European. Born: 1789, Died: 1862, 4 poems.
  19. Ingham, John Hall   Americas. Born: 1860, 3 poems.
  20. Insha, Inshaullah Khan   Asian. Born: 1752, Died: 1817, 1 poems.
    Inshaullah Khan was not only a master poet of urdu he was also a grammarian and an accomplished prose writer, with an excellent sense of humour and wit.
  21. Insha, Shair Muhammad Khan   Asian. Born: 1927, Died: 1978 (modern), 9 poems.
  22. Iqbal, Sir Muhammed   Asian. Born: 1877, Died: 1938, 36 poems.
    Poet, Politician, Philosopher, Jurist and one of the founding fathers of Modern Pakistan, upon him was bestowed the honour 'Shaere-Meshria' the thinker poet of Islam.
  23. Ireland, Mary Eliza   Americas. Born: 1834, Died: 1920, 6 poems.
  24. Ireland, Samuel William Henry   English. Born: 1777, Died: 1835, 1 poems.
  25. Irgens, Hanna   European. Born: 1792, Died: 1853, 1 poems.
  26. Iriarte, Thomas de   European. Born: 1750, Died: 1791, 2 poems.
    Spanish Civil servant who introduced the monologue narrative accompanied by music to the Spanish Theatre.
  27. Irish, Anonymous   Born: 1, Died: 1950, 41 poems.
  28. Irving, Washington   Americas. Born: 1783, Died: 1859, 2 poems.
  29. Irving, Minna   Americas. Born: 1872, Died: 1972 (modern), 2 poems.
  30. Irwin, Wallace   Americas. Born: 1875, Died: 1959 (modern), 22 poems.
  31. Irwin, Thomas   English. Born: 1823, Died: 1892, 15 poems.
  32. Isahakian, Avetik   European. Born: 1875, Died: 1957 (modern), 6 poems.
  33. Isanos, Magda   European. Born: 1916, Died: 1944, 1 poems.
  34. Ise, Lady   Asian. Born: 877, Died: 940, 58 poems.
  35. Israel, Leon   European. 0 poems.
  36. Issa, Kobayashi   Asian. Born: 1763, Died: 1827, 54 poems.
    One of Japan's pre-modern Haiku masters.
  37. Ivanov, Vyacheslav Ivanovich   European. Born: 1866, Died: 1949, 6 poems.
    Philosopher, Scholar and leading light of the Russian Symbolist movement.
  38. Ivanov, Georgy Vladimirovich   Asian. Born: 1894, Died: 1958 (modern), 0 poems.
  39. Ivask, Ivar   European. Born: 1927, Died: 1992 (modern), 0 poems.
  40. Iwaniuk, Waclaw   European. Born: 1915, Died: 2001 (modern), 0 poems.
  41. Iwanohime, Empress   Asian. Died: 347, 2 poems.
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