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Shel SilversteinSheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an ...
Robert FrostRobert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His ...
Ruskin BondRuskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent. He was ...
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson LL.D. (September 18 [O.S. September 7]
1709 – 13 December 1...
Robert LowryRobert Lowry American politician. For the American ...
Robert Stanley WeirRobert Stanley Weir, FRSC, (November 15, 1856 – August 20, 1926) was a Montreal,...
Robert HerrickRobert Herrick (baptized August 24, 1591- October 1674) was a 17th century Engli...
Sonnet L'AbbéBorn in Toronto, Ontario L'Abbé received a BFA in
film and vide...
Roald DahlRoald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a ...
Sara TeasdaleSara Teasdale (August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933),
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Stephen KingStephen Edwin King (b. September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 ...
Sidney LanierSidney Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician ...
Rosemarie RowleyRosemarie Rowley was born in Dublin on October 7, 1942. After a spell working in...
Robert Fuller MurrayRobert Fuller Murray was born Dec. 26, 1863, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, of John ...
Samuel DanielDaniel was born near Taunton in Somerset, the son of a music-master. He was the ...
Raymond CarverRaymond Clevie Carver, Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short...
Sharon OldsSharon Olds was born in 1942 in San Francisco. She was raised as a "hellfire ...
Rudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English ...
Samuel BeckettSamuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish writer, ...
Susanna MoodieSusanna Moodie, née Strickland (6 December 1803 – 8 April 1885) was a ...
Stéphane MallarméStéphane Mallarmé (French March 18, 1842 – September 9, 1898), whose real name w...
Robert LowellRobert Lowell (March 1, 1917–September 12, 1977), born Robert Traill Spence ...
Sir Edward DyerSir Edward Dyer (October 1543 – May 1607) was an English courtier and poet. ...
Sam Walter FossSam Walter Foss, June 19, 1858 - February 26, 1911, was a ...
Sue TownsendSusan Lillian "Sue" Townsend (born April 2, 1946) is the author of the Adrian ...
Roger WoddisRoger Woddis (c1917-July 1993) was a writer and humorous poet. One of his most ...
Ruth Sophia PadelRuth Sophia Padel (born 8 May 1946) is a British classical scholar, poet and ...
Robert Southwell, SJSaint Robert Southwell (c. 1561 – 21 February 1595) was an English Jesuit priest...
Sarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu (February 13, 1879 - March 2, 1949), known as Bharatiya Kokila ...
Rita DoveRita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, USA) is an American poet...
Sir John SucklingSir John Suckling as painted by VanDyckSir John Suckling (February 10, 1609–June...
Raymond KnisterRaymond Knister (1899-1932) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, poet, ...
Rosemary SullivanRosemary Sullivan (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, biographer, and anthologist.
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Stephen C. FosterStephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as ...
Sydney SmithSydney Smith (June 3, 1771, Woodford, Essex, England– February 22, 1845 London),...
Richard BarnfieldRichard Barnfield (1574-1627), English poet, was born at Norbury, Staffordshire,...
Rainer Maria RilkeRainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is considered one of the...
Robert BrowningRobert Browning (May 7, 1812–December 12, 1889) was a British poet and ...
Stephen CraneStephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, poet ...
Robert DodsleyRobert Dodsley (1703 - September 23, 1764) was an English bookseller and ...
Robert BridgesRobert Seymour Bridges, OM, (October 23, 1844 – April 21, 1930) was an English ...
Reginald HeberReginald HeberReginald Heber (April 21, 1783 - April 3, 1826) was an English ...
Richard HoveyRichard Hovey (1864-1900) was an American composer, poet and playwright. ...
Richard CrashawRichard Crashaw (c. 1613 - August 25, 1649), English poet, styled "the divine," ...
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, ...
Sabine Baring-GouldThe Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) was an ...
Sir John DenhamSir John Denham (1615 - 10 March 1669), poet, son of the Chief Baron of ...
Robert HunterRobert Hunter, Grateful Dead lyricist, c.1982Robert C. Hunter (born June 23, ...
Rolf JacobsenRolf Jacobsen (March 8, 1907-1994) could be said to be the first modernist ...
Sir Walter RaleghSir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c. 1552 – 29 October 1618), was a famed English wr...
Rupert BrookeRupert Chawner Brooke (middle-name sometimes given as ...
Simon Joseph OrtizSimon J. Ortiz, poet, writer, storyteller, and Doctor of Letters , is author of ...
Sir Thomas WyattSir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – October 13, 1542) was born at Allington Castle, near ...
Richard GarnettRichard Garnett (February 27, 1835 – April 13, 1906) was a scholar, librarian, ...
Sam Hunt'Sam Hunt (born in Auckland on 4 July 1946) is a New Zealand performance ...
Sarah Josepha HaleSarah Josepha Hale (October 23, 1788 - April 30, 1879) was an American writer. ...
Richard CorbettRichard Corbett (born January 6, 1955, Southport, Merseyside) is a Member of the...
Sarah Fyge EgertonSarah Fyge Egerton (1670–1723), poet, was born in London. She is best known for ...
Sir Charles SedleySir Charles Sedley (portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller)Sir Charles Sedley (March ...
Robert SoutheyRobert Southey (August 12, 1774 – March 21, 1843) was an English poet of the ...
Sir Henry WottonSir Henry Wotton (1568 - December, 1639) was an English author and diplomat. ...
Robert WeverRobert Wever was an English poet of the sixteenth century (floruit c. 1550) ...
Roger WatersGeorge Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English rock musician; singer,...
Robert HaydenRobert Hayden (August 4, 1913 - February 25, 1980) was an American poet, ...
Robert BlairRobert Blair (1699 - February 4, 1746) was a Scottish poet. ...
Robert BurnsRobert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, ...
Sujata BhattSujata Bhatt (born 6 May 1956) is an Indian poet, a native speaker of Gujarati. ...
Raymond SousterRaymond Holmes Souster (born 15 January 1921) is a Canadian poet. ...
Richard BrautiganRichard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – September 14, 1984) was an ...
Robert CreeleyRobert Creeley (May 21, 1926 - March 30, 2005) was an ...
Robert GravesRobert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, ...
Robinson JeffersJohn Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887–January 20, 1962) was an American poet, ...
Stephen SpenderSir Stephen Harold Spender CBE, (February 28, 1909, London – July 16, 1995) was ...
Stevie SmithStevie Smith (September 20, 1902–March 7, 1971) was a British poet and novelist....
Simon ArmitageSimon Armitage (born in Huddersfield on May 26, 1963) is a British poet, ...
Sir John DaviesSir John Davies (April 16, 1569 – December 8, 1626) was an English poet and ...
Robert DesnosRobert Desnos (July 4, 1900 - June 8, 1945), was a French surrealist poet who ...
Ralph HodgsonRalph Hodgson (September 9, 1871 – November 3, 1962) was an English poet, very ...
Stephen HawesStephen Hawes (d. 1523), was a popular English poet during the Tudor period who ...
Robert FrancisRobert Francis (1901-1987) was an American poet who lived much of his life in ...
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, ...
Richard LovelaceRichard Lovelace (1618–1659) was one of the Cavalier poets and a nobleman, born ...
SapphoSappho (Attic Greek , Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω ) was an ...
Rosemary DobsonRosemary de Brissac Dobson (b. 18 June 1920) is an award winning Australian ...
Sheenagh PughSheenagh Pugh (born 1950 in Birmingham) is a British poet, novelist and ...
Su ShiSu Shi (1037–1101) was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, and...
Sir George EtheregeSir George Etherege (1635?, Maidenhead, Berkshire–c. May 10, 1692, Paris) ...
Sir Henry NewboltSir Henry Newbolt is an early 20th century English poet. He is best known for ...
Spike MilliganTerence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known ...
Sarah BinksSarah Binks is the novel by University of Manitoba professor Paul Hiebert. ...
Sigerson CliffordSigerson Clifford (1913 - 1985) was an Irish poet and playwright. ...
St. Jean de BrébeufSaint Jean de Brébeuf (25 March 1593 – 16 March 1649) was a Jesuit missionary, ...
R. T. SmithR.T. Smith is an award-winning poet, fiction writer, and editor. The author of ...
Richard EdwardsRichard Edwardes (1523? - 1566) was an English poet and playwright; he was made ...
Roger McGoughRoger Joseph McGough CBE (born November 9, 1937) is a well-known English perform...
Sant TukaramSant Tukaram (c.1608-c.1650), also Shri Tukaram, and colloquially ...
Steely DanSteely Dan is a Grammy-Award winning American jazz rock band centered on core ...
Suzanne VegaSuzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) ...
Sophie HannahSophie Hannah (born 1971, Manchester, England) is an award-winning English-born ...
Stanley KunitzStanley Jasspon Kunitz (July 29, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was a noted ...
StatiusPublius Papinius Statius (ca. 45-96) was a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin...
Richard ThompsonRichard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a...
Richard WilburWilbur was born in New York City and grew up in North Caldwell, New Jersey.[1]. ...
Robert E. HowardRobert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was a classic American ...
Stephen J. DobynsStephen J. Dobyns (born February 19, 1941) is an American poet and novelist born...
Ronald Stuart ThomasRonald Stuart Thomas (29 March, 1913 – 25 September, 2000) (published as R. S. ...
Stephen SondheimStephen Joshua Sondheim (b. March 22, 1930) is an American stage musical and ...
Robert HenrysonRobert Henryson (or Robert Henderson) (c. 1425 – c. 1500) was a Scottish poet. ...
Ring LardnerRinggold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an American ...
Robert GreeneRobert Greene (born in Los Angeles in May 14, 1959) is an American author known ...
Shirley BrooksCharles William Shirley Brooks (1816 - 1874), journalist and novelist, born in ...
Robert FergussonRobert Fergusson (September 5, 1750 - October 16, 1774), Scottish poet, son of W...
Samuel FooteSamuel Foote (January, 1720 – October 21, 1777) was an English dramatist, actor ...
Samuel ButlerSamuel Butler (4 December 1612 – 18 June 1680) was born in ...