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Maria Frances Anderson (1819–1895), French-born American writer of prose and hymns. Agnieszka Baranowska (1819–1890), Polish playwright and poet. Adélaïde-Louise d'Eckmühl de Blocqueville (1815–1892), French poet and woman of letters. Anne Lynch Botta (1815–1891), American poet, writer, teacher and socialite.
Lavinia Norcross Dickinson(sister) Emily Elizabeth Dickinson(December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.[2] Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community.
By Christina Georgina Rossetti Frontispiece of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862), by her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti From 1842 onward Rossetti began writing down and dating her poems. Most of them imitated her favoured poets. In 1847 she began experimenting with verse forms such as sonnets, hymns and ballads, while drawing on narratives from the Bible, folk tales and ...
Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. Her poetry is characterized by sincere wonderment and profound connection with the environment, conveyed in ...
Henry Lowington Blakely, Jr. . . ( m. 1939; died 1996) . Children. 2, including Nora Brooks Blakely. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community.
Website. www.theamandagorman.com. Amanda S. C. Gorman[ 1 ] (born March 7, 1998) [ 2 ] is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate.
Elizabeth Bartlett (British poet) Susan Bassnett. Liz Berry. Tessa Biddington. Anna Blackwell. Valerie Bloom. Emma Scarr Booth. Marjorie Boulton. Andrea Brady.
Michael Field (author) Daphne Fielding. Penelope Fitzgerald. A. Flowerdew. Fanny Forrester (English poet) Martha Fowke. Anne Francis (author) Annie Freud. Jacqueline Froom.