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18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Pages in category "18th-century American poets" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. ...
The Language poets were American avant garde poets who emerged in the 1960s-1990s; their approach started with the modernist emphasis on method. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] They were reacting to the poetry of the Black Mountain and Beat poets.
Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Born in West Africa , she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America ...
Walter Whitman Jr. (/ ˈ hw ɪ t m ə n /; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. [1]
The poets listed below were either born in the United States or else published much of their poetry while living in that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Library of Congress produces a guide to American poetry inspired by the 9/11 attacks, including anthologies and books dedicated to the subject. [33] [34] Robert Pinsky has a special place in American poetry as he was the poet laureate of the United States for three terms. [35] No other poet has been so honored.
Nina Serrano (born 1934), American poet, writer, storyteller and media producer; Bennie Lee Sinclair (1939–2000), American poet and fiction writer, South Carolina Poet Laureate, 1986–2000; Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937–2004), Senegalese poet, children's writer and teacher; Donna J. Stone (1933–1994), American poet and philanthropist
Poetry by Robert Burns (30 P) Pages in category "18th-century poems" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.