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Elizabeth Acevedo is an American poet and author. [1] In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People's Poet Laureate. [2]Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land.
Rupi Kaur (born 4 October 1992) is a Canadian poet, illustrator, photographer, and author. Born in Punjab, India, Kaur immigrated to Canada at a young age with her family.. She began performing poetry in 2009 and rose to fame on Instagram, eventually becoming a popular poet through her three collections of poet
Gibson grew up in Calais, Maine. [3] They [note 1] have one sister, Laura, who is mentioned in a poem "The Moon Is a Kite". [4] Growing up in a Baptist home and attending local schools, they later attended Saint Joseph's College of Maine.
Zac Efron's little brother Dylan wasn't always a fan of his famous sibling, and got out his frustrations on paper. PHOTOS: The 27 Most Important Shirtless Zac Efron Images The 27-year-old former ...
Kamala Das was a confessional poet whose poems have often been considered at par with those of Anne Sexton, Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath. Kamala Das' first book of poetry, Summer in Calcutta was a breath of fresh air in Indian English poetry. She wrote chiefly of love, betrayal, and the consequent anguish.
Naomi Shihab Nye (Arabic: نعومي شهاب ناي; born March 12, 1952) is an Arab American poet, editor, songwriter, and novelist.Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she began composing her first poetry at the age of six.
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.
Mary Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M. Oliver on September 10, 1935, in Maple Heights, Ohio, a semi-rural suburb of Cleveland. [1] Her father was a social studies teacher and athletics coach in the Cleveland public schools.