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The poets listed below were either born in the United States or else published much of their poetry while living in that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The six best-known English male authors are, [citation needed] in order of birth and with an example of their work: William Blake – The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; William Wordsworth – The Prelude
Rodney Marvin McKuen (/ m ə ˈ k j uː ə n / mə-KEW-ən; né Woolever; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer.He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s.
The Library of Congress produces a guide to American poetry inspired by the 9/11 attacks, including anthologies and books dedicated to the subject. [33] [34] Robert Pinsky has a special place in American poetry as he was the poet laureate of the United States for three terms. [35] No other poet has been so honored.
Another American Romantic poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), was the most popular poet of his day. [26] He was one of the first American celebrities and was also popular in Europe, and it was reported that 10,000 copies of The Courtship of Miles Standish sold in London in a single day. [27]
Walter Whitman Jr. (/ ˈ hw ɪ t m ə n /; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. [1]
Thomas Gray (1716–1771), English poet; Jaki Shelton Green, American poet, ninth North Carolina Poet Laureate. Robert Greene (1558–1592), English author and poet; Dora Greenwell (1821–1882), English poet; Linda Gregg (1942–2019), US poet; Horace Gregory (1898–1982), US poet, translator and critic; Eamon Grennan (born 1941), Irish poet
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.