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  1. 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.
  2. Abrahams, Lionel   Africas. Born: 1928, Died: 2004 (modern), 10 poems.
  3. Ackermann, Louise-Victorine Choquet   European. Born: 1813, Died: 1890, 4 poems.
  4. Adams, Leonie   Americas. Born: 1899, Died: 1988 (modern), 19 poems.
  5. Akhyaliyya, Laila   Asian. Born: 646, Died: 704, 4 poems.
  6. Alamanni, Luigi   European. Born: 1495, Died: 1556, 2 poems.
  7. 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"
  8. Alexander, Lewis Grandison   Americas. Born: 1900, Died: 1945, 6 poems.
  9. Alishan, Leo   Asian. Born: 1820, Died: 1901, 8 poems.
  10. Allen, Leslie Holdsworth   Oceania. Born: 1879, Died: 1964 (modern), 1 poems.
  11. Amott, Lennox   16 poems.
  12. Anderson, Lilian M   English. 1 poems.
  13. Anderson, Lee   Americas. Born: 1896, Died: 1972 (modern), 1 poems.
  14. Andriekus , Leonardas   European. Born: 1914, Died: 2003 (modern), 83 poems.
  15. Aragon, Louis   European. Born: 1897, Died: 1982 (modern), 1 poems.
  16. 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
  17. Asastiani, Lado   Asian. Born: 1917, Died: 1942, 1 poems.
  18. Baillie, Lady Grizel   Born: 1665, Died: 1746, 1 poems.
  19. Barahona de Soto, Luis   European. Born: 1548, Died: 1595, 1 poems.
  20. Barnes, Leonard   English. Born: 1895, 0 poems.
  21. Bates, Lewis J   Americas. Born: 1832, Died: 1932, 2 poems.
  22. Bechstein, Ludwig   European. Born: 1801, Died: 1860, 0 poems.
  23. Berthon, Leon   European. Born: 1893, Died: 1917, 0 poems.
  24. Bevington, Louisa Sarah   English. Born: 1845, Died: 1895, 78 poems.
  25. Bigiaretti, Libero   European. Born: 1905, Died: 1993 (modern), 0 poems.
  26. Blackson, Lorenzo Dow   Americas. Born: 1817, Died: 1867, 1 poems.
    the dates are questionable
  27. Blaga, Lucian   European. Born: 1895, Died: 1961 (modern), 6 poems.
  28. Block, Louis James   Americas. Born: 1851, Died: 1927, 4 poems.
  29. Bodtcher, Ludvig   European. Born: 1793, Died: 1874, 1 poems.
  30. 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
  31. Brauquier, Louis   European. Born: 1900, Died: 1976 (modern), 0 poems.
  32. Briggs, Le Baron Russell   Americas. Born: 1855, Died: 1934, 1 poems.
  33. Bryskett, Lodowick   English. 2 poems.
    Lodowick Bryskett was the son of a Genoese gentleman. He had studied at Cambridge and travelled on the Continent with Sir Philip Sidney.
  34. Byeong-Ki, Lee   Asian. Born: 1891, Died: 1968 (modern), 0 poems.
  35. Byron, Lord George   English. Born: 1788, Died: 1824, 290 poems.
    In 1806 Byron had his early poems privately printed in a volume entitled Fugitive Pieces, and  that same  year he formed at Trinity what was to be a  lifelong friendship with John Hobhouse, who stirred his interest in liberal Whigg
  36. Camoes, Luis Vaz de   European. Born: 1524, Died: 1580, 25 poems.
    The most sublime figure in the history of Portuguese literature, Camões owes his lasting fame to his epic poem "Os Lusiadas," (The Lusiads);
  37. Carroll, Lewis   English. Born: 1832, Died: 1898, 73 poems.
    Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wasn't just a great writer, he was also a famous photographer, mathematician, and illustrator. When he published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, he used Lewis Carroll as a pen name. Dodgson invented his pen name by translat
  38. Chao, Li Ching   Asian. Born: 1084, Died: 1151, 35 poems.
    She was born into a literary family and became an antiquarian, book collector, and calligrapher. Of her six original volumes of lyrics, only about 50 lyrics remain.

    In Stephen Owen's chapter, "The Snares of Memory," it concentrates on Li Ch'ing
  39. Child, Lydia Maria Francis   Americas. Born: 1802, Died: 1880, 3 poems.
  40. Chudleigh, Lady Mary   English. Born: 1656, Died: 1710, 4 poems.
    Although she did not begin publishing any works until 10 years before her death, they were reprinted 4 times before she died. Her poems were quoted in various anthologies throughout the 18th and 19th centuries
  41. Colcord, Lincoln   Americas. 15 poems.
  42. Congreve, Lady Celia   English. Died: 1940, 2 poems.
  43. Cook, Leonard Niell   English. Died: 1917, 0 poems.
  44. Cordero, Luis   Americas. Born: 1833, Died: 1913, 0 poems.
  45. Correias, Leoncio   Americas. Born: 1865, Died: 1950, 0 poems.
  46. Costello, Louisa Stuart   English. Born: 1799, Died: 1870, 42 poems.
  47. Coulson, Leslie   English. Born: 1889, Died: 1916, 7 poems.
    Sergeant Frederick Coulson 12th London Regiment  

    A few weeks before he died, Coulson wrote to his father: "If I should fall do not grieve for me. I shall be one with the wind and the sun and the flowers."  
    Died of wounds 8th Octob
  48. Couperus, Louis Marie Anne   European. Born: 1863, Died: 1923, 0 poems.
  49. D allainval, Leonor Jean   European. Born: 1700, Died: 1753, 0 poems.
  50. Da Ponte, Lorenzo   European. Born: 1749, Died: 1838, 2 poems.
    Da Ponte’s fatal facility in verse—for he was an improvisatore of the old stripe—of course prevented his ever becoming a poet, yet the writer of Batti batti and of La ci darem la mano ought surely not be forgotten
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