Famous Poets: Most Influential and Famous Poets Throughout History (original) (raw)

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Famous Poets

portrait of maya angelouMaya Angelou

author langston hughesLangston HughesPoet'S Tenderness Walt Whitman; George Washington Whitman, the poet's younger brother, was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. Walt Whitman rushed to his brother's side, thus beginning three years of tending the wounded. (Photo by Matthew Brady/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)Walt WhitmanhomerHomershel silversteinShel Silverstein

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Influential Poets

painting showing william shakespeare sitting at a desk with his head resting on his left hand and holding a quill penHow Did Shakespeare Die?an engraving of william shakespeare in a green and red suit and looking ahead for a portraitA Huge Shakespeare Mystery, Solveda book opened to its title page that includes a drawn portrait of william shakespeare on the left side and additional details about the book, including its name, on the right side20 Shakespeare Quotespainting of william shakespeareWilliam Shakespeare

christine de pisanChristine de PisanSor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Inés de la Cruzfrida kahlo sits on a table while wearing a floral head piece, large earrings, a plaid blouse and striped pants, she looks off to the right14 Hispanic Women Who Have Made Historyblack and white photo of langston hughes smiling past the foreground10 Famous Langston Hughes Poems

maya angelou gestures while speaking in a chair during an interview at her home in 19785 Crowning Achievements of Maya Angelouamanda gorman at instyle awards red carpetAmanda Gormanlangston hughes smiles and looks right while leaning against a desk and holding a statue sitting on it, he wears a plaid shirt and pants7 Facts About Literary Icon Langston Hughesportrait of edgar allan poeHow Did Edgar Allan Poe Die?

a large headstone engraved with edgar allan poe and busts of the manWhy Edgar Allan Poe’s Death Remains a Mysteryedgar allan poeEdgar Allan Poelouis armstrong smling while holding his trumpet11 Notable Artists from the Harlem Renaissancemaya angelou wearing a red dress and gesturing with her hands as she reads poetry at a podium10 Famous Poets Whose Enduring Works We Still Read

james baldwinJames Baldwinedna st vincent millayEdna St. Vincent Millayfederico garcía lorcaFederico García Lorcaw h audenW.H. Auden

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countee cullenCountee Cullenaa milneA.A. Milneportrait of dante alighieri, italian poetDanteralph waldo emersonRalph Waldo Emerson

petrarchPetrarchpablo neruda looks to the top right corner of the photo frame, in the black and white photo he wears a dark suit jacket, white collared shirt and tie, he has a white pocket square in the jacket breast pocket, behind him is a framed drawing of a woman in a dress and on the left of the frame is a stack of booksPablo Neruda![Joy Harjo, writer during 2005 Sundance Film Festival - "A Thousand Roads" Portraits at HP Portrait Studio in Park City, Utah, United States. (Photo by J. Vespa/WireImage)](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/gettyimages-109576729.jpg?crop=1xw:1.0xh;center,top&resize=360:* "Joy Harjo, writer during 2005 Sundance Film Festival - "A Thousand Roads" Portraits at HP Portrait Studio in Park City, Utah, United States. (Photo by J. Vespa/WireImage)")Joy HarjoOcean VuongOcean Vuong

audre lorde lectures students at the atlantic center for the arts in new smyrna beach, florida next to a chalkboard that says women are powerful and dangerous15 Inspiring Audre Lorde QuotesRobert FrostRobert FrostJohn KeatsJohn KeatsJohn DonneJohn Donne

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James Weldon JohnsonJames Weldon JohnsonWilliam WordsworthWilliam WordsworthClaude McKayClaude McKayRita DoveRita Dove

Nikki GiovanniNikki GiovanniWilliam BlakeWilliam BlakeGeoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey ChaucerEmma LazarusEmma Lazarus