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Aale TynniAuthor · BooksAale Maria Tynni-Haavio (3 October 1913 – 21 October 1997) was a Finnish poet and translator.
Aaro HellaakoskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Aaro Hellaakoski in 1913
Abdurrahman SharafkandiAuthor · BooksAbdurrahman Sharafkandi (14 April 1921 – 21 February 1991), better known by his pen name Hejar or Hazhar, was an Iranian Kurdish writer, poet, lexicographer, linguist, and translator.
Abu NuwasAuthor · BooksAbu Nuwas (756-8c. 814) was a classical Arabic poet, and the foremost representative of the modern (muhdath) poetry that developed during the first years of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Adolf Ivar ArwidssonAuthor · BooksAdolf Ivar Arwidsson (7 August 1791 – 21 June 1858) was a Finnish political journalist, writer, and historian.
Agaton GillerAuthor · BooksAgaton Giller (1831 in Opatówek, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 1887 in Stanisławów, Austro-Hungary) was a Polish historian, journalist and politician.
Agniya BartoAuthor · BooksAgniya Lvovna Barto (А́гния Льво́вна Барто́; 17 February 1901 – 1 April 1981) was a Russian Soviet poet and children's writer of Belarusian Jewish origin.
Aidi VallikAuthor · BooksIllustration — Aidi Vallik in 2017
Akram AylisliAuthor · BooksAkram Najaf oglu Naibov (Əkrəm Nəcəf oğlu Naibov, born December 6, 1937), better known by his pen name Akram Aylisli (Əkrəm Əylisli), is an Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist and…
Alejandra PizarnikAuthor · BooksFlora Alejandra Pizarnik (29 April 1936 – 25 September 1972) was an Argentine poet.
Alexander PopeAuthor · BooksAlexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early…
Alexander SumarokovAuthor · BooksAlexander Petrovich Sumarokov (Villmanstrand –) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the…
Alfonso X of Castile and LeonAuthor · BooksAlfonso X of Castile and Leon was a writer, astronomer, composer, poet, historian and jurist (1221–1284). He was born in Toledo and died in Seville.
Alfred de VignyAuthor · BooksAlfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (French pronunciation: [alfʁɛd viktɔʁ kɔ̃t də viɲi]; 27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet and an early French Romanticist.
Alphonse de LamartineAuthor · BooksAlphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (21 October 179028 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman.
Andrei VoznesenskyEngraver · PrintsAndrei Andreyevich Voznesensky (12 May 1933 – 1 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any…
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryIllustrator · IllustrationAntoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry (29 June 1900 – c. 31 July 1944), known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[1][71], was a French writer, poet, journalist and…
Antonio CisnerosAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antonio Cisneros
Antonio de TruebaAuthor · BooksAntonio de Trueba (24 December 1819 – 10 March 1889) was a Spanish poet, novelist, and folklorist.
AspazijaAuthor · BooksElza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (née Elza Rozenberga; 16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), known by her pen name Aspazija, was a Latvian poet and playwright.
Bhai Vir SinghAuthor · BooksBhai Vir Singh was an Indian poet, writer, novelist, scholar and theologian (1872–1957). He was born in Amritsar.
Carmen BerenguerAuthor · BooksCarmen Berenguer (9 September 1946 – 16 May 2024) was a Chilean poet, essayist, audio-visual artist, editor and journalist.
Carmen Martín GaiteAuthor · BooksCarmen Martín Gaite (8 December 1925 – 23 July 2000) was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres.
Cesare PaveseAuthor · BooksCesare Pavese (9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist.
Concepción Arenal PonteAuthor · BooksConcepción Arenal Ponte (Ferrol, 31 January 1820 – Vigo, 4 February 1893) was a graduate in law, thinker, journalist, poet and Galician dramatic author within the literary Realism and…
Davit GuramishviliAuthor · BooksPrince Davit Guramishvili (დავით გურამიშვილი; 1705 – 21 July 1792) was a Georgian poet of pre-Romantic Georgian literature.
Derek MahonAuthor · BooksNorman Derek Mahon (23 November 1941 – 1 October 2020) was an Irish poet. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but lived in a number of cities around the world.
Dhani Ram ChatrikAuthor · BooksDhani Ram Chatrik (4 October 1876 – 18 December 1954) was an Indian poet and typographer.[1][2]
Dmitry MerezhkovskyAuthor · BooksDmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский; 14 August 1865 – 9 December 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Dorothy ParkerAuthor · BooksDorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction.
Echezonachukwu NdukaAuthor · BooksEchezonachukwu Chinedu Nduka (born 19 July 1989) is a Nigerian poet, pianist, essayist, author, recording artist, and ethnomusicologist specializing in African pianism by West African…
Edmond de la FontaineAuthor · BooksEdmond de la Fontaine (24 July 1823 – 24 June 1891), better known by his pen name of Dicks, was a Luxembourgish jurist, poet, and lyricist, known for his work in the Luxembourgish language.
Edmond JabèsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Edmond Jabès
Edna FerberAuthor · BooksEdna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926;
Edward DowdenAuthor · BooksEdward Dowden (3 May 18434 April 1913) was an Irish critic, professor, and poet.
Edward FitzGeraldAuthor · BooksEdward FitzGerald or Fitzgerald (31 March 180914 June 1883) was an English poet and writer.
Eeva-Liisa MannerAuthor · BooksEeva-Liisa Manner (5 December 1921 – 7 July 1995) was a Finnish poet, playwright and translator.
Ernesto CardenalArtist · SculptureErnesto Cardenal Martínez (20 January 1925 – 1 March 2020) was a Nicaraguan Catholic priest, revolutionary, poet, and politician.
Félix María de SamaniegoAuthor · BooksFélix María Serafín Sánchez de Samaniego y Zabala (12 October 1745 – 11 August 1801) was a Spanish neoclassical fabulist.
Firaq GorakhpuriAuthor · BooksRaghupati Sahay (Urdu)(28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted…
Francisco CamprodónAuthor · BooksFrancisco Camprodón y Safont (4 March 1816 – 16 August 1870) was a Spanish playwright, poet, politician and librettist, originally from Catalonia.
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y BerdejoAuthor · BooksFrancisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Cornejo (10 March 1787 – 7 February 1862) was a Spanish statesman and dramatist and the first prime minister of Spain to receive the title of…
Francisco de RiojaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Possibly portrait by Velazquez
Franco MigliacciIllustrator · IllustrationFranco Migliacci was an Italian actor, illustrator, screenwriter, lyricist, record producer and scout (1930–2023). He was born in Mantua and died in Rome.
Frans Michael FranzénAuthor · BooksFrans Michael Franzén (9 February 1772 – 14 August 1847) was a Swedish-Finnish poet and clergyman. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand.
Frédéric MistralAuthor · BooksJoseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral (Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was an Occitan writer and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language.
Fredrik CygnaeusAuthor · BooksFredrik Cygnaeus (1 April 1807 – 7 February 1881) was a Finnish poet, art critic and collector, docent of history and university professor of aesthetics and literature.
Friedrich von HagedornAuthor · BooksFriedrich von Hagedorn (23 April 1708 – 28 October 1754) was a German Rococo poet.
Gabriel CelayaAuthor · BooksGabriel Celaya (full name: Rafael Gabriel Juan Múgica Celaya Leceta; March 18, 1911, in Hernani, Gipuzkoa – April 18, 1991, in Madrid) was a Spanish poet.
Gavrila DerzhavinAuthor · BooksGavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin (14 July 1743 – 20 July 1816) was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman.
Geoffrey ChaucerAuthor · BooksGeoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, writer and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales.
Georgy IvanovAuthor · BooksGeorgy Vladimirovich Ivanov (Russian: Георгий Владимирович Иванов; 10 November [O.S.
Gevorg EminAuthor · BooksGevorg Emin (Armenian: Գևորգ Էմին, born Karlen Muradyan; September 30, 1919 – July 11, 1998) was an Armenian poet, essayist, and translator.
Gloria GervitzAuthor · BooksGloria Gervitz (29 March 1943 – 19 April 2022) was a Mexican poet and translator of Ukrainian Jewish descent.
Gösta ÅgrenAuthor · BooksSven Gösta Ågren (3 August 1936 in Nykarleby – 24 June 2020) was a Finland-Swedish author who won the Finlandia Prize in 1988 for Jär.
Gunnar BjörlingAuthor · BooksGunnar Olof Björling (31 May 1887 – 11 July 1960) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet.
Gustavo Adolfo BécquerAuthor · BooksGustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (ɡusˈtaβo aˈðolfo ˈβekeɾ), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer…
Hanns Heinz EwersPerson · Film memorabiliaHanns Heinz Ewers (3 November 1871 – 12 June 1943) was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels.
Helios GómezArtist · PaintingsHelios Gómez Rodríguez (1905–1956) was a Spanish painter, anarchist communist activist and writer.
Helvi HämäläinenAuthor · BooksIllustration — The Finnish sculptor Essi Renvall (1911–1979) creating a bust of the writer Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998).
Henrik IbsenAuthor · BooksHenrik Johan Ibsen (lang; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright.
HesiodAuthor · BooksHesiod (or; Hēsíodos) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.
Ilmari KiantoAuthor · BooksIlmari Kianto (7 May 1874 – 27 April 1970), also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author.
Innokenty AnnenskyAuthor · BooksInnokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (Russian: Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, IPA: [ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj]; (1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1855, Omsk – 13 December [O.S.
Israel PincasAuthor · BooksIsrael Pincas (January 28, 1935 – July 19, 2026) was an Israeli poet.
Ivan KrylovAuthor · BooksIvan Andreyevich Krylov (13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors.
J. R. R. TolkienIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and academic philologist.
Jaime SilesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jaime Siles
Jakob BaldeAuthor · BooksJakob Balde (January 4, 1604 – August 9, 1668) was a German poet who wrote primarily in Neo-Latin rather than in his native German language, was born in Ensisheim in Alsace.
James DickeyAuthor · BooksJames Lafayette Dickey (February 2, 1923 January 19, 1997) was an American poet, novelist, critic, and lecturer. He was appointed the 18th United States Poet Laureate in 1966.
James JoyceAuthor · BooksJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic.
James Lloydovich PattersonAuthor · BooksJames Lloydovich Patterson (Dzheyms Lloydovich Patterson, ˈd͡ʑɛjms ˈlojdɐvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈpatʲɪrsən; 17 July 1933 – 22 May 2025) was a Russian-American writer, naval officer, and child actor.
James SchuylerAuthor · BooksIllustration — James Schuyler, c.
Jānis PoruksAuthor · BooksJānis Poruks (13 October 1871 – 25 July 1911), was a Latvian poet and writer could be considered as a founder of the romantic branch of Latvian literature.
Janko KráľAuthor · BooksJanko Kráľ (Hungarian: Král János; 24 April 1822 in Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš (now Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia) – 23 May 1876 in Zlaté Moravce) was one of the most significant and most…
Jarir ibn AtiyahAuthor · BooksJarir ibn Atiyyah al-Khatafi Al-Tamimi (c. 650) was an Umayyad-era Arab poet and satirist from Najd in Saudi Arabia.
JayadevaAuthor · BooksJayadeva (pronounced [dʑɐjɐˈdeːʋɐ]; born c. 1170 CE), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century.
Joan Margarit i ConsarnauDesigner · DesignJoan Margarit i Consarnau (ʒuˈam məɾɣəˈɾit i kunsəɾˈnaw; 11 May 1938 – 16 February 2021) was a Catalan poet, architect and professor. Most of his work is written in the Catalan language.
Joaquim RuyraAuthor · Books
Joel LehtonenAuthor · BooksJoel Lehtonen (27 November 1881 – 20 November 1934) was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. He was born in Sääminki (now part of Savonlinna).
Johan Ludvig RunebergAuthor · BooksJohan Ludvig Runeberg (lang; 5 February 1804 – 6 May 1877)[1] was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish.
John AshberyAuthor · BooksJohn Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic.
Jon JuaristiAuthor · BooksJon Juaristi Linacero (born in Bilbao in 1951) is a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant. He lives in Madrid.
Jos VandelooAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jos Vandeloo in 1982
José Emilio PachecoAuthor · BooksJosé Emilio Pacheco Berny (30 June 1939 – 26 January 2014) was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer.
José María ValverdeAuthor · BooksIllustration — José María Valverde in 1980
Joseph Blanco WhiteAuthor · BooksIllustration — Pencil sketch by Joseph Slater
Joseph BrodskyAuthor · BooksIosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996), anglicized as Joseph, was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
Joy HarjoAuthor · BooksJoy Harjo (born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author.
Józef WeyssenhoffAuthor · BooksJózef Weyssenhoff (8 April 1860 – 6 July 1932) was a Polish novelist, poet, literary critic, publisher.
Juan de JáureguiArtist · PaintingsJuan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar (ˈxwan de ˈxawɾeɡi; also known as Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Hurtado de la Sal) (24 November 1583 – 11 January 1641) was a Spanish poet, scholar and…
Juan José SaerAuthor · BooksJuan José Saer (28 June 193711 June 2005) was a major Argentine writer. For his novel The Event (La ocasión), he won the Premio Nadal in 1987.
Juan LarreaAuthor · BooksJuan Larrea Celayeta (13 March 1895 – 9 July 1980) was a Spanish essayist and poet belonging to the Generation of '27.
Juan LatinoAuthor · BooksJuan Latino (also known as Juan de Sessa; c. 1518, Ethiopia – c.
Julio CortázarAuthor · BooksJulio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984) was an Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator.
Kahlil GibranArtist · PaintingsJubrān Khalīl Jubrān (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.
Kazimierz WierzyńskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Kazimierz Wierzyński, 1928
Keith ReidAuthor · BooksKeith Stuart Brian Reid (19 October 1946 – 23 March 2023) was an English lyricist and songwriter.
Kenji MiyazawaAuthor · BooksLang; 27 August 1896 – 21 September 1933 was a Japanese novelist, poet, and children's literature writer from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods.
KhaqaniAuthor · BooksAfzal al-Dīn Badīl ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿOthmān, commonly known as Khāqānī (c. 1120 – c.
Khushwant SinghAuthor · BooksPunjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat: Reflections on a Land and its People
Leandro Fernández de MoratínAuthor · BooksLeandro Fernández de Moratín (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈandɾo feɾˈnandeθ ðe moɾaˈtin]; 10 March 1760 – 21 June 1828) was a Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet.
Leonid MartynovAuthor · BooksIllustration — Leonid Martynov in 1963. His hobby was collecting stones
Les MurrayAuthor · BooksLeslie Allan Murray (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic.
Lope de RuedaAuthor · BooksLope de Rueda (c.1505<1510–1565) was a Spanish dramatist and author, regarded by some as the best of his era. A versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and pasos.
Luigi CapuanaAuthor · BooksLuigi Capuana (May 28, 1839 – November 29, 1915) was an Italian author and journalist and one of the main exponents of Verismo.
Manuel MachadoAuthor · BooksManuel Machado y Ruiz (29 August 1874 – 19 January 1947) was a Spanish poet and a prominent member of the Generation of '98.
Manuel RivasAuthor · BooksIllustration — Manuel Rivas, 2022
Margarita AligerAuthor · BooksMargarita Iosifovna Aliger (Маргари́та Ио́сифовна Алиге́р; née Zeliger; October 7 1915 – August 1, 1992) was a Soviet-Russian poet, translator, and journalist.
María ZambranoAuthor · BooksMaría Zambrano Alarcón (April 22, 1904 – February 6, 1991) was a Spanish philosopher, intellectual, and essayist.
Marin SorescuArtist · PaintingsMarin Sorescu (29 February 1936 – 8 December 1996) was a Romanian poet, playwright, writer, and politician.
Marina TsvetaevaAuthor · BooksMarina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Марина Ивановна Цветаева; 8 October 189231 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is some of the best known in twentieth-century Russian literature.
Mario RapisardiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Mario Rapisardi
Mateiu CaragialeAuthor · BooksMateiu Ion Caragiale (25 March 1885 – 17 January 1936), also credited as Matei or Matheiu, or in the antiquated version Mateiŭ, was a Romanian poet and prose writer, best known for his…
Maximilian VoloshinAuthor · BooksMaximilian Alexandrovich Kirienko-Voloshin (May 28, [O.S. May 16] 1877 – August 11, 1932), commonly known as Max Voloshin, was a Russian poet.
Michael BishopAuthor · BooksMichael Bishop was an American novelist, writer, journalist, poet and teacher (1945–2023). He was born in Lincoln.
Mikhail MatusovskyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Matusovsky in 1945
Mirra LokhvitskayaAuthor · BooksMirra Lokhvitskaya (born Maria Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya; –) was a Russian poet who rose to fame in the late 1890s.
Molla Vali VidadiAuthor · BooksMolla Vali Vidadi (Molla Vəli Vidadi) (17 March 1709, Shamkir – 13 May 1809, near Gazakh) was an Azerbaijani poet.
MollanepesPerson · Music memorabiliaMollanepes Kadyrberdi ogly (1810–1862), said Mollanepes or Molla-Nepes, is a Turkmen poet and a national figure in Turkmenistan.

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