Category: United States, Poets

Categories: United States of America, Notables | Poets | US History

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準之助 (フジタ) Fujita 13 Dec 1888 日本広島県 - 12 Jul 1963

充和 (張) Chang 17 May 1914 Shanghai, China - 17 Jun 2015

龜吉 (時田) Tokita 16 Jul 1897 日本静岡県静岡市 - 07 Oct 1948

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Conrad Aiken 05 Aug 1889 Savannah, Georgia, United States - 17 Aug 1973

Emily Alden abt 21 Jan 1834 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 06 Jun 1914

Washington Allston 05 Nov 1779 Georgetown, South Carolina, United States - 09 Jul 1843

Gloria Anzaldúa 26 Sep 1942 Raymondville, Willacy, Texas, United States - 15 May 2004

John Ashbery 28 Jul 1927 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 03 Sep 2017

Joseph Auslander 11 Oct 1897 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America - 22 Jun 1965

B

Sarah Bailey 22 Apr 1834 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Sep 1896

Ernestine (Ballard) Greenwood 03 Nov 1915 Jewett, Leon, Texas, United States - 15 Sep 2005

Eliza (Bannister) Walker 11 Apr 1874 Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 14 Dec 1939

Joel Barlow 24 Mar 1754 Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony - 26 Dec 1812

Natalie Barney abt 31 Oct 1876 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA - 02 Feb 1972

Herman Berlandt abt 1923 Poland - May 2017

Elizabeth Bishop 08 Feb 1911 Worcester, Massachusetts - 06 Oct 1979

Louise Bogan 11 Aug 1897 Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States - 04 Feb 1970

Gwendolyn Brooks 07 Jun 1917 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 03 Dec 2000

Sarah Morgan (Bryan) Piatt 11 Aug 1836 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 22 Dec 1919

William Bryant 03 Nov 1794 Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Jun 1878

Sarah (Buell) Hale 24 Oct 1788 Newport, New Hampshire, USA - 30 Apr 1879

Carlos Bulosan 24 Nov 1913 Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines - 11 Sep 1956

C

Ellen Louise (Chandler) Moulton abt 10 Apr 1834 Pomfret, Connecticut, United States - 10 Aug 1908

William Channing 29 Nov 1818 Boston, Massachusetts - 23 Dec 1901

Edward Cheyney 14 Mar 1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Oct 1941

Robert Coffin 18 Mar 1892 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 20 Jan 1955

Frederick Cole 27 Feb 1876 Woodville, Porter, Indiana, United States - 17 Jun 1957

Dorothy (Cowles) Pinkney 08 Aug 1904 New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States - 27 Oct 1973

Harold Crane 21 Jul 1899 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio - 26 Apr 1932

Edward Cummings 14 Oct 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts - 03 Sep 1962

Elizabeth (Cutter) Morrow 29 May 1873 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 24 Jan 1955

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Mercedes de Acosta 01 Mar 1893 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 09 May 1968

Emily Dickinson 10 Dec 1830 Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1886

Joseph Drake 07 Aug 1795 New York, New York, New York - 21 Sep 1820

Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet 20 Mar 1612 Far Cotton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England - 16 Sep 1672

Paul Dunbar 27 Jun 1872 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 09 Feb 1906

Timothy Dwight 14 May 1752 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay - 11 Jan 1817

E

Thomas Eliot 26 Sep 1888 St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 04 Jan 1965

Ralph Emerson 25 May 1803 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Apr 1882

Thomas English 29 Jun 1819 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Apr 1902

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Leonard Feeney 18 Feb 1897 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jan 1978

Eugene Field 02 Sep 1850 St. Louis, Missouri - 04 Nov 1895

Frances (Fletcher) Hourlland 20 May 1894 Bridport, Addison, Vermont, United States - 05 Feb 1978

John Fletcher 03 Jan 1886 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - 10 May 1950

Joseph Ford 14 Jul 1915 Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States - 27 May 1934

Sam Foss 19 Jun 1858 Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 26 Feb 1911

Robert Frost 26 Mar 1874 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 29 Jan 1963

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Isabella Gardner 07 Sep 1915 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Jul 1981

Lillian (Gardner) McDougall 19 May 1909 Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Mar 2000

Irwin Ginsberg 03 Jun 1926 Newark, New Jersey - 05 Apr 1997

Nikki Giovanni 1940s

Living Goodman

Martha Gruening 22 Jan 1889 New Jersey, United States - 28 Oct 1937

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Hiram Haines 29 Nov 1802 Culpeper County, Virginia - 18 Jan 1841

Fitz-Greene Halleck 08 Jul 1790 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 19 Nov 1867

Jupiter Hammon abt 1711 Long Island, New York Colony - abt 1806

Elta (Handte) Blanchard 01 Oct 1895 Green Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 09 Oct 1962

Francis (Hart) Harte 25 Aug 1836 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - 05 May 1902

Joel Hart 10 Feb 1810 Clark County, Kentucky, United States - 02 Mar 1877

Anne (Harvey) Sexton 09 Nov 1928 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Oct 1974

Gilbert (Heron) Scott-Heron 01 Apr 1949 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - 27 May 2011

H cont.

Charles Hoffman 07 Feb 1806 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 07 Jun 1884

Robert Howard 22 Jan 1906 Peaster, Parker, Texas, United States - 11 Jun 1936

Elinor (Hoyt) Wylie 07 Sep 1885 Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey - 16 Dec 1928

James Hughes 01 Feb 1901 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States - 22 May 1967

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Randall Jarrell 06 May 1914 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 14 Oct 1965

John Jeffers 10 Jan 1887 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA - 20 Jan 1962

Robert Johnson 12 Jan 1853 Centerville, Wayne, Indiana, United States - 14 Oct 1937

Ethel (Joslin) Vernon 25 Jun 1890 Pineville Township, McDonald, Missouri, United States - 24 Dec 1964

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Hiroshi Kashiwagi 08 Nov 1922 Sacramento, California, United States - 29 Oct 2019

Charles Keeler 07 Oct 1871 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 31 Jul 1937

Francis Key 01 Aug 1779 Terra Rubra Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 11 Jan 1843

Alfred Kilmer 06 Dec 1886 New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 30 Jul 1918

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Sidney Lanier 04 Feb 1842 Macon, Georgia, USA - 07 Sep 1881

William Larned 1880 Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States - 21 Nov 1960

Bradfield (Leavitt) Bryan 16 Nov 1905 Denver, Colorado, United States - 02 Jan 1943

Nicholas Lindsay 10 Nov 1879 Springfield, Illinois, United States - 05 Dec 1931

Henry Longfellow 27 Feb 1807 Portland, Cumberland, Maine - 24 Mar 1882

Amy Lowell 09 Feb 1874 Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts - 12 May 1925

James Lowell 22 Feb 1819 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Aug 1891

Robert Lowell 01 Mar 1917 Boston, Suffolk, MA - 12 Sep 1977

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Archibald MacLeish 07 May 1892 Glencoe, Illinois - 20 Apr 1982

George (Maguire) Palmer 09 Apr 1901 Rhode Island, United States - 29 Mar 1976

Charles Markham 23 Apr 1852 Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States - 07 Mar 1940

Edgar Masters 23 Aug 1868 Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States - 05 Mar 1950

Grace (McNeil) Williams 09 Jan 1911 Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States - 16 Jun 1993

Herman (Melvill) Melville 01 Aug 1819 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 28 Sep 1891

James Merrill 03 Mar 1926 New York City, New York, United States - 06 Feb 1995

William Merwin 30 Sep 1927 New York City, New York, United States - 15 Mar 2019

Edna Millay 22 Feb 1892 Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States - 19 Oct 1950

Cincinnatus Miller 08 Sep 1837 Union, Indiana, United States - 17 Feb 1913

Janice Mirikitani 04 Feb 1941 Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States - 29 Jul 2021

Marianne Moore 15 Nov 1887 Kirkwood, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 05 Feb 1972

James Morrison 08 Dec 1943 Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States - 03 Jul 1971

Harriet Munroe 23 Dec 1860 Chicago, Illinois - 26 Sep 1936

Aline (Murray) Kilmer 01 Aug 1888 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 01 Oct 1941

Karl Myers 12 Feb 1899 Moore, Tucker, West Virginia, United States - 04 Dec 1951

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Frederick Nash 19 Aug 1902 Rye, Westchester, New York, United States - 19 May 1971

Howard Nemerov 29 Feb 1920 New York City, New York, USA - 05 Jul 1991

Franklin Noatman 31 Jul 1858 Wethersfield, Wyoming, New York, United States - 14 Dec 1932

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Blanche Oelrichs 01 Oct 1890 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA - 05 Nov 1950

Mary Oliver 10 Sep 1935 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 17 Jan 2019

George Oppen 24 Apr 1908 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. - 07 Jul 1984

Selleck Osborn abt 1783 Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 1826

Priscilla Owens 21 Jul 1829 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 05 Dec 1907

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James Pearson 13 Sep 1879 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States - 27 Aug 1981

Mary (Pepper) Kidder 16 Mar 1820 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Nov 1905

Charlotte (Perkins) Gilman 03 Jul 1860 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut - 17 Aug 1935

Emil Petaja 12 Apr 1915 Milltown, Missoula, Montana, United States - 17 Aug 2000

John James Piatt 01 Mar 1835 Rising Sun, Dearborn, Indiana, United States - 16 Feb 1917

Chartley Pitt 17 Apr 1878 Portage, Wisconsin, United States - 03 Feb 1966

Sylvia Plath 27 Oct 1932 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Feb 1963

Edgar Poe 19 Jan 1809 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Oct 1849

Franklin Polite 18 Sep 1936 Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States - 20 Sep 2005

Roy Pope 1960s 934

Countee (Porter) Cullen abt 30 May 1903 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 09 Jan 1946

Helen Porter 06 Jan 1857 Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jan 1942

Ezra Pound 30 Oct 1885 Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States - 01 Nov 1972

Sarah (Power) Whitman 19 Jan 1803 Providence, Rhode Island, USA - 27 Jun 1878

Minnie Bruce Pratt 12 Sep 1946 Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States - 02 Jul 2023

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Julian Ramsey 21 Jul 1898 Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, United States - 31 Jul 1992

R cont.

James Randolph 25 Oct 1837 Virginia, United States - 28 Apr 1887

Jeremiah Rankin 02 Jan 1828 Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 28 Nov 1904

Henrietta Ray 30 Aug 1847 New York, New York, United States - 1916

Byron Reece 14 Sep 1917 Choestoe, Union County, Georgia, United States of America - 03 Jun 1958

Ella (Rhoads) Higginson abt 28 Jan 1862 Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States - 27 Dec 1940

Adrienne Rich 16 May 1929 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 27 Mar 2012

Sallie (Richardson) Cortez 10 May 1934 Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, United States - 28 Dec 2012

Melissa (Riddle) Banta 27 Mar 1834 Green Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 01 May 1907

James Riley 07 Oct 1849 Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States - 22 Jul 1916

Amélie (Rives) Troubetzkoy 23 Aug 1863 Richmond, Virginia, USA - 15 Jun 1945

Elizabeth Roberts 30 Oct 1881 Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States - 13 Mar 1941

Edwin Robinson abt 22 Dec 1869 Head Tide, Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States - 06 Apr 1935

Franklin Rosemont 02 Oct 1943 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Apr 2009

Dorothy (Rothschild) Parker 22 Aug 1893 Long Branch, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States - 07 Jun 1967

Joan (Ryerson) Brewster 10 Jun 1916 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States - 22 Jul 2009

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Albert Saijo 04 Feb 1926 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 02 Jun 2011

Carl Sandburg 06 Jan 1878 Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois - 22 Jul 1967

Gertrude (Schweid) Fishman 18 Nov 1925 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 16 May 2017

Alan Seeger 22 Jun 1888 New York, United States - 04 Jul 1916

Annie (Sherwood) Hawks 28 May 1836 Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 03 Jan 1918

Clark Smith 13 Jan 1893 Long Valley, Lassen, California, United States - 14 Aug 1961

Josephine (Smith) Coolbrith 10 Mar 1841 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA - 29 Feb 1928

Lula (Smith) McCullers 17 Feb 1917 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States - 29 Sep 1967

William Stafford 17 Jan 1914 Hutchinson, Kansas, USA - 28 Aug 1993

Henry Stanton 30 Jun 1834 Alexandria, Virginia, USA - 08 May 1898

Edmund Stedman 08 Oct 1833 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 18 Jan 1908

Gertrude Stein 03 Feb 1874 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jul 1946

Wallace Stevens 02 Oct 1879 Reading, Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Aug 1955

Jesse Stuart 08 Aug 1907 Greenup, Kentucky, United States - 17 Feb 1984

Caroline (Sturgis) Tappan Aug 1819 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1888

Ellen (Sturgis) Hooper 17 Feb 1812 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Nov 1848

John Sutermeister 16 Mar 1803 Curaçao - 16 Jan 1826

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Cynthia Taggart 14 Dec 1801 Rhode Island - bef 23 Mar 1849

John Tate 19 Nov 1899 Winchester, Kentucky, USA - 09 Feb 1979

Living Taylor

Sarah Teasdale 08 Aug 1884 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 29 Jan 1933

James Thompson 09 Sep 1844 Fairfield, Franklin, Indiana, USA - 15 Feb 1901

Theodore Tilton 02 Oct 1835 New York City, New York, United States - 25 May 1907

Melvin Tolson abt 06 Feb 1898 Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States - abt 29 Aug 1966

Adeline (Train) Whitney 15 Sep 1824 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Mar 1906

Jessie Turner 21 Jun 1883 Grafton, Windham, Vermont, United States - 08 Feb 1988

U

Amy Uyematsu 18 Oct 1947 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 23 Jun 2023

V

Henry van Dyke 10 Nov 1852 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Apr 1933

George Vashon 25 Jul 1824 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Oct 1878

W

Effie (Waller) Smith 06 Jan 1879 Pike, Kentucky, United States - 02 Jan 1960

Julia (Ward) Howe 27 May 1819 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Oct 1910

Samuel Ward 03 Oct 1817 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 17 Nov 1907

Beulah (Warren) Kershaw 1910s - 2000s

Robert Warren 24 Apr 1905 Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky, United States - 15 Sep 1989

Hazel (Washington) LaMarre 14 May 1908 Missouri, United States - 05 Oct 1973

Frances (Watkins) Harper abt 1825 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 20 Feb 1911

Rachel Wetzsteon 25 Nov 1967 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 24 Dec 2009

Ella (Wheeler) Wilcox 05 Nov 1850 Johnstown, Polk, Wisconsin, United States - 30 Oct 1919

Ann White 1950s 5350

Walter Whitman 31 May 1819 West Hills, Suffolk, New York, United States - 26 Mar 1892

John Greenleaf Whittier 17 Dec 1807 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 07 Sep 1892

Stanley Williams 08 Apr 1930 Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States - 01 Jan 2015

Nathaniel Willis 20 Jan 1806 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 20 Jan 1867

Mary (Woolsey) Howland abt 1832 New York, United States - 31 May 1864

Caroyln (Wright) Gander 06 Jan 1949 Mountain Home, Baxter, Arkansas, United States - 12 Jan 2016

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