List: In The Spotlight at All poetry

'In The Spotlight' features a set of column writes that talks about poets (both male and female) that is not all that well known here on AP. With the new feature to the columns stating who the ORIGINAL write is from, that individual's name and/or site where I have it from placed there. Moreover, at the bottom of the column, there will be small feature called 'poetry corner' depicting at least two of their works.

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In the Spotlight: Naidu Sarojini by Kalapala Hima Deepthi, from B Chandler
Poets not many people know. In the Spotlight, an unknown poet/poetess is talked about. At the very bottem, there will be a small feature called 'Poetry Corner' where at least two examples of the writer's work is featured.

In The Spotlight: Gabriela Mistral by From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, from B Chandler
Gabriela Mistral (April 7, 1889 – January 10, 1957) was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga

Winner of the famed Noble Peace Prize for Literature

In the Spotlight: Wislawa Szymborska by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, from B Chandler
Winner of the Noble Peace Prize for Literature.

In the Spotlight: George Eliot by Author Unknown, from B Chandler
(1819-1880) - pseudonym for Mary Ann Cross, also Marian Evans, original surname Evans

Victorian writer, a humane freethinker, whose insightful psychological novels paved way to modern character portrayals - contemporary of Dostoevsky (1821-1881), who at the same time in Russia developed similar narrative techniques. Eliot's liaison with the married writer and editor George Henry Lewes arise among the rigid Victorians much indignation, which calmed down with the progress of her literary fame.

In the Spotlight: Dorothy Parker by Wikipedia, from B Chandler
Born: August 22, 1893
Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Died: June 7, 1967
New York, New York, USA

In the Spotlight: Gwendolyn Brooks by Wikipedia, from B Chandler
Born: June 7, 1917

Died: December 3, 2000

Was an award-winning African American woman poet

In the Spotlight: Lucy Maud Montgomery by Unknown, from B Chandler
Always called "Maud" by family and friends) and publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables.

November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942

In The Spotlight: Gerard Manley Hopkins by Wikipedia, from B Chandler
(July 28, 1844 – June 8, 1889), a Jesuit priest, was an English poet whose posthumous, 20th-century fame established him among the finest Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially in regard to sprung rhythm) and his vibrant use of imagery established him as both an original and daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse.

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Poetry & Quotes are provided by PoemHunter.com

In the Spotlight: Theodore Roethke by Wikipedia, from B Chandler
May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963, was a United States poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.

Quotes and Poetry by Roethke provided by Poemhunter.com

In The Spotlight: W.H. Auden by Wikipedia, from B Chandler
Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) (IPA: /ˈwɪstən hjuː ˈɔːdən/; first syllable of Auden rhymes with "law"), who signed his works W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements, its engagement with moral and political issues, and its variety of tone, form, and content.

Throughout his career he was both controversial and influential. After his death, some of his poems, notably "Funeral Blues" ("Stop all the clocks") and "September 1, 1939", became widely known through films, broadcasts, and popular media.

Poetry is provided by Poemhunter.com

In the Spotlight: Paul Laurence Dunbar by Famous Poets And Poems . com, from B Chandler
Famous Aftrican American Poet

Literary Birthday Month: November by http://librarybooklists.org/literarybirths/bnov.htm, from B Chandler
For the month of November, I present to you famous literary authors, critics and so forth

Christmas Quotes by http://quotes.christmas-presents-ideas.com, BrainyQuote, Wisdom Quotes, from B Chandler
This is just only the start!

Christmas Quotes II by Christmas Quotes and Quote Garden, from B Chandler
Holiday quotes that will be added onto FindQuotations under the new Holiday category

Christmas Quotes - Kwanzaa Edition by Quote Garden, from B Chandler
After seeing a comment from one of the members of AP from the first set of holiday quotes, she had gotten me the thinking to do a special edition set of quotes for Kwanzaa. These as well as the others will be added onto FindQuotations under the 'HOLIDAY' category

Literary Birthdays: January by http://www.waterborolibrary.org/oldsite/births/bjan.htm , http://africanamericanlit.suite101.com/blog.cfm/authors_birthdays_january, from B Chandler
Being a staff member of both OldPoetry, here the list of literary birthdays for the month of January