Stephen Hawes
Stephen Hawes (d. 1523) was an English poet and courtier. He is best known for his allegorical poem "The Example…
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Thomas Read
Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872) was an American poet and artist, best known for his patriotic poems, including "Sheridan's Ride" and…
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Thomas Tusser
Thomas Tusser (1524-1580) was an English poet and farmer who is known for his work "Five Hundred Points of Good…
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Vitezslav Nezval
Vitezslav Nezval (1900-1958) was a Czech poet, writer, and translator associated with the avant-garde movement in Czechoslovakia. He was an…
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William Rands
William Brighty Rands (1823-1882) was an English poet who is best known for his children's poetry. His most famous works…
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William Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist and poet. He is best known for his novel Vanity Fair (1847-48)…
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Winthrop Praed
Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-1839) was an English poet and politician. He was known for his humorous and satirical verse, which…
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Albert Simpson
Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843-1919) was an American theologian and hymn writer who is known for his contributions to the evangelical…
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Ali Sardar Jafri
Ali Sardar Jafri (1913-2000) was an Indian poet who was part of the Progressive Writers' Movement. He was known for…
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Anne Spencer
Anne Spencer (1882-1975) was an African American poet and librarian. She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance and…
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Basil Bunting
Basil Bunting (1900-1985) was a British modernist poet, known for his lyric poetry and his translations of classical works, including…
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Caroline Carleton
Caroline Carleton (1829-1886) was a Canadian poet best known for her poem "The Song of the Shirt," which became an…
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