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Dramatists, Playwrights, Poets . . . |
Ackerman, Diane (1948-____) US poet, writer, social worker Addison, Joseph (1672-1719) English poet, essayist, playwright Aeschylus, (525?-456 BC) Greek playwright Albee, Edward (1928-____) US dramatist Aldrich, Thomas Bailey (1836-1907) US poet, writer, editor Allen, Paula Gunn (1939-____) US American Indian {Pueblo/Sioux) poet, writer Allingham, William (1824-1889) Irish poet, editor Anderson, Maxwell (1888-1959) US dramatist Anouilh, Jean (1910-1987) French dramatist, screenwriter Aragon, Louis (1897-1982) French poet Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533) Italian poet Aristophanes, (448-385 B.C.) Greek dramatist Armour, Richard (1906-1989) US poet Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888) English poet, critic Artaud, Antonin (1896-1948) French dramatist, poet, actor Ashbery, John (1927-____) US poet Auden, W. H. (1907-1973) English-USA poet, dramatist, editor Ausonius, (310-195) Latin poet, teacher Bailey, Philip James (1816-1902) English poet Baraka, Imamu Amiri (1934-____) US playwright, poet, novelist, essayist Barca, Pedro Calderon de la (1600-1681) Spanish dramatist, poet Barrie, James Matthew (1860-1937) Scottish dramatist, novelist Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867) French poet, critic, translator Beaumarchais, Pierre de (1732-1799) French dramatist Beaumont, Francis (1586-1616) English playwright Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989) Irish playwright, novelist Behan, Brendan (1923-1964) Irish dramatist, author Behn, Aphra (1640-1689) English playwright, poet Belloc, Hilaire (1870-1953) English writer, poet Benet, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943) US poet, novelist, short-story writer Bennett, Alan (1934-____) English dramatist, actor Bernard, Tristan (1866-1947) French playwright, novelist, journalist, lawyer Betjeman, John (1906) English poet Betti, Ugo (1892-1953) Italian playwright Bishop, Elizabeth (1911-1979) US poet Blake, William (1757-1827) English poet, artist, visionary Bly, Robert (1926-____) US poet Bogan, Louise A. (1897-1970) US lyric poet, critic Boileau, Nicolas (1636-1711) French literary poet, critic Bolton, Sarah Knowles (1841-1916) US poet, editor, social reformer Bontemps, Arna (1902-1973) US poet, writer Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986) Argentine poet, short-story writer Bradstreet, Anne (1612?-1672) US poet Brecht, Bertolt (1898-1956) German dramatist, poet Breton, Andre (1896-1966) French poet, essayist, critic, editor Bridges, Robert (1844-1930) English poet Brittain, Vera () English writer, poet, pacifist Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1840) English novelist, poet Brooke, Rupert (1887-1915) English poet Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-____) US poet Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861) English poet Browning, Robert (1812-1889) English poet Bryant, William C. (1794-1878) US poet, editor Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G. (1803-1873) English statesman, poet Bunting, Basil (1900-1985) English poet Burgess, Gelett (1866-1951) US writer, poet, humorist Burns, Robert (1759-1796) Scottish poet Butler (a), Samuel (1612-1680) English poet, satirist, painter, philosopher Bynner, Witter (1881-1968) US author Byron, George Gordon (1788-1824) English poet Campbell, Thomas (1777-1844) Scotish poet Campion, Thomas (1567-1620) English poet, composer, physician Catullus, Caius Valerius (87-54 B.C) Roman poet Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1616) Spanish novelist, dramatist, poet Cesaire, Aime (1913-____) Martiniquais poet, playwright, political activist Chamfort, Nicolas (1741-1794) French journalist, playwright, aphorist Chapman, George (1560-1634) English dramatist, translator, poet Chapman, John Jay (1862-1933) US poet, dramatist, critic Ciardi, John (1916-1986) English dramatist, actor, author Cibber, Colley (1671-1757) English playwright, poet, actor Clare, John (1793-1864) English poet Clough, Arthur Hugh (1819-1861) English poet Coatsworth, Elizabeth (1893-1986) US poet, children's author Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963) French poet, novelist, director Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834) English poet, critic, essayist Congreve, William (1670-1729) English dramatist Corneille, Pierre (1606-1684) French dramatist, poet Coward, Noel (1899-1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director Cowper, William (1731-1800) English poet Crabbe, George (1754-1832) English poet, short-story writer Cullen, Countee (1903-1946) US poet Dante, (1265-1321) Italian poet Delaney, Shelagh (1939-____) English playwright Denham, John (1615-1668) English poet, dramatist Donne, John (1573-1631) English poet Doren, Mark Van (1894-1972) US poet, writer Dryden, John (1631-1700) English poet, dramatist, critic Eldridge, Paul (1888-1982) US educator, novelist, poet Eliot, T. S. (1888-1965) US-English poet, critic, playwright Erdrich, Louise (1954-____) US-American Indian Chippewa writer, poet Euripides, (480-406 BC) Greek dramatist Field, Eugene (1850-1895) US poet, journalist Fontaine, Jean de la (1621-1695) French poet Ford, John (1586-1640) English dramatist Frost, Robert (1874-1963) US poet Gay, John (1685-1732) English poet, dramatist Gibran, Kahlil (1883-1931) Syrian-USA poet, writer Gilbert, William (1836-1911) English dramatist Ginsberg, Allen (1926-1997) US poet Giovanni, Nikki (1943-____) US author, poet Giraudoux, Jean (1882-1944) French dramatist, novelist, diplomat Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) German poet, dramatist Gray, Thomas (1716-1771) English poet Greville, Fulke (1554-1628) English poet Griffin, Susan () US poet, writer, educator Guest, Edgar A. (1881-1959) US poet, journalist Hale, Sarah Josepha (1788-1879) US journalist, author, poet Hansberry, Lorraine (1930-1965) US playwright Harper, Frances Watkins (1825-1911) US poet Heine, Heinrich (1797-1856) German poet, critic Hellman, Lillian (1905-1987) US dramatist Henley, Beth (1952-____) US dramatist Herbert, George (1593-1633) English author, poet Herrick, Robert (1591-1674) English poet Hill, Aaron (1685-1750) English poet, dramatist, essayist Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894) US poet, essayist, scholar Hopkins, Gerard Manley (1844-1889) English poet, religious leader Horace, (65 - 8 BC) Roman poet, satirist Hughes, Langston (1902-1967) US poet, writer, editor Hugo, Victor (1802-1885) French author, dramatist Hurston, Zora Neale (1903-1960) US dramatist, author Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906) Norweigan poet, dramatist Ionesco, Eugene (1912-1994) Romanian-French dramatist Isherwood, Christopher (1904-1986) US author, dramatist Jerrold, Douglas (1803-1857) English humorist, playwright, journalist Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938) US poet, diplomat, anthologist Jonson, Ben (1572-1637) English poet, dramatist Kaufman, George S. (1889-1961) US dramatist, journalist Keats, John (1795-1821) English poet Kgositsile, Keorapetse (1938-____) South African poet, essayist Khayyam, Omar (1048-1131) Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer Kilmer, Joyce (1886-1918) US poet Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936) English poet, novelist, short-story writer LaFontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) French poet Landon, Letitia (1802-1838) English poet, novelist Landor, Walter Savage (1775-1864) English poet, essayist Larkin, Philip (1922-1985) English poet, author, librarian Lear, Edward (1812-1888) English poet, landscape painter Lec, Stanislaw (1909-1996) Polish aphorist, poet, satirist Lerner, Alan Jay (1918-1986) US dramatist, lyricist, composer Levertov, Denise (1923-____) English-USA poet Lindsay, Vachel (1879-1931) US poet Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882) US poet, educator Lorca, Federico Garcia (1898-1936) Spanish poet, dramatist Lorde, Audre (1934-1992) US poet, feminist Lowell, Amy (1874-1925) US poet, critic, lecturer Lyly, John (1554-1606) English dramatist, writer MacLeish, Archibald (1892-1982) US poet, playwright, teacher, public official Maeterlinck, Maurice (1862-1949) Belgian dramatist, author Mallarme, Stephane (1842-1898) French poet Markham, Edwin (1852-1940) US poet, lecturer Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593) English dramatist, poet Marti, Jose (1853-1895) Cuban poet, patriot Martial, (43-104) Roman epigrammatic poet Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678) English poet Meynell, Alice (1847-1922) English poet, essayist Middleton, Thomas (1580-1627) English dramatist Millay, Edna St. Vincent (1882-1950) US author, poet Miller, Alice Duer (1874-1942) US poet, author Miller, Authur (1915-____) US dramatist Miller, Joaquin (1839-1913) US poet Milton, John (1608-1674) English poet, essayist Mizner, Wilson (1876-1933) US playwright, author Molière, (1622-1673) French dramatist, actor Monroe, Harriet (1860-1936) US editor, poet Montgomery, James (1771-1854) Scottish poet, journalist Moore, Marianne (1887-1972) US poet, editor Moore, Thomas (1779-1852) Irish poet Nash, Ogden (1902-1971) US poet Nemerov, Howard (1920-1991) US poet, novelist, critic Norman, Marsha (1947-____) US dramatist Norton, Caroline Sheridan (1808-1877) English poet, novelist Novalis, (1772-1801) German poet O'Casey, Sean (1880-1964) Irish playwright O'Neill, Eugene (1888-1953) US dramatist Otway, Thomas (1652-1685) English dramatist, poet Ovid, (43 BC-AD 17) Roman poet Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918) English poet Pavese, Cesare (1908-1950) Italian poet, critic, novelist, translator Paz, Octavio (1914-____) Mexican poet, writer, diplomat Petrarch, Francesco (1304-1374) Italian poet Pindar, (c. 518-438 BC) Greek poet Pirandello, Luigi (1867-1936) Italian playwright, novelist, short-story writer Plautus, Titus Maccius (254-184 BC) Roman comic poet Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) US poet, short-story writer Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) English poet Pound, Ezra (1885-1972) US poet, critic, translator Priestley, J. B. (1894-1984) English author, dramatist Prior, Matthew (1664-1721) English poet, diplomat Quarles, Francis (1592-1644) English poet Rabearivelo, Jean-Joseph (1901-1937) Malagasy poet Renard, Jules (1864-1910) French dramatist, author Rich, Adrienne (1929-____) US poet, educator Richards, Beah (1926-____) US poet, playwright, actress Richards, Mary Caroline () US poet, potter Rilke, Rainer M. (1875-1926) Austro-German poet Robinson, Edwin A. (1869-1935) US poet Rossetti, Christina (1830-1894) English poet Rukeyser, Muriel (1913-1980) US poet Saadi, Moslih Eddin (1184-1291) Persian poet Sachs, Nelly (1891-1970) German poet, dramatist Sackville-West, Vita (1892-1962) English novelist, poet Sanchez, Sonia (1934-____) US poet, playwright, educator Sandburg, Carl (1878-1967) US poet, biographer Sarton, May (1912-1995) US author, poet Sartre, Jean-Paul (1905-1980) French author, dramatist Schiller, Friedrich von (1759-1805) German dramatist, poet, historian Sexton, Anne (1928-1974) US poet Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) English dramatist, poet Shange, Ntozake (1948-____) US poet, playwright Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950) English dramatist, critic Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822) English poet Shenstone, William (1714-1763) English poet, gardener, collector Sitwell, Edith (1887-1964) English poet Smith, Dodie (1896-1990) English dramatist Smith, Stevie (1902-1971) English poet Sophocles, (496?-406 BC) Greek poet Soyinka, Wole (1934-____) Nigerian playwright, novelist, critic Spenser, Edmund (1552?-1599) English poet St. Teresa of Avila, (1515-1582) Spanish mystic, poet Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894) Scottish author, poet, essayist, critic Stoppard, Tom (1937-____) English dramatist, author Stuart, Janet Erskine () English poet Swenson, May (1919-____) US poet Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941) Bengali poet, novelist, composer Taylor, Ann (and Jane) (1782-1866) English children's author, poet Teasdale, Sara (1884-1933) US author, poet Tennyson, Alfred, Lord (1809-1892) English poet Terence, (185-159 BC) Roman dramatist Thomas, Dylan (1914-1953) Welsh poet, writer Thompson, Francis (1859-1907) English poet Tupper, Martin (1810-1889) English poet Valery, Paul (1871-1945) French poet, critic Vaughan, Henry (1622-1695) Anglo-Welsh poet, mystic Virgil, (70 -19 BC) Roman poet Wasserstein, Wendy (1950-____) US playwright Watson, William (1858-1935) English poet Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) US poet Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) US poet, essayist Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919) US writer, poet, journalist Wilde, Oscar (1856-1900) Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist Wilder, Thornton (1897-1975) US playwright, novelist Williams, Tennessee (1911-1983) US dramatist, author Williams, William Carlos (1883-1963) US poet Wilson, August (1945-____) US dramatist Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) English poet Wotton, Henry (1568-1639) English poet, diplomat Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939) Irish poet, dramatist Young, Edward (1683-1765) English poet, dramatist cummings, e. e. (1894-1962) US poet, novelist
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