Famous Poets - page 3
The Most Famous Poets | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Sarojini Naidu | February 13, 1879 | Indian | Sarojini Naidu was an Indian freedom fighter and poet |
| Pablo Neruda | July 12, 1904 | Chilean | Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet, politician and Nobel laureate |
| Henrik Ibsen | March 20, 1828 | Norwegian | Henrik Ibsen was a famous Norwegian playwright often considered as the father of modern theater |
| Boris Pasternak | February 10, 1890 | Russian | Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian novelist, poet and translator |
| Walt Whitman | May 31, 1819 | American | Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist and humanist |
| James Weldon Johnson | June 17, 1871 | American | James Weldon Johnson is credited with lot of firsts in his lifetime |
| W B Yeats | June 13, 1865 | Irish | William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright |
| Muhammad Iqbal | November 9, 1877 | Pakistani | Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, poet and politician in British India and is regarded as being the inspiration behind the Pakistan movement |
| Gabriela Mistral | April 7, 1889 | Chilean | Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym used by Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator and feminist who became the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945. |
| Robert Burns | January 25, 1759 | Scottish | Robert Burns was a famous Scottish poet and lyricist, who was also known as the national poet of Scotland |
Samuel Coleridge
Samuel Coleridge was an English lyrical poet, critic and philosopher
Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, poet and politician in British India and is regarded as being the inspiration behind the Pakistan movement
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton was an award winning African-American poet, writer and educator whose works focused on the lives of blacks and women
John Clare
John Clare was an English poet, often referred to as a ‘Peasant poet’, considered to be one of the most important 19th century poets
Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym used by Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator and feminist who became the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English poet and novelist, who is mainly known for his contribution in the naturalist movement
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist and a leading figure of the Romantic Movement in France